Ilk. initial [s] was lost before consonants; [sC-] > [øC-]

Ilk. initial [s] was lost before consonants; [sC-] > [øC-]

This rule is described on the Comparative Tables along with the unvoicing effects of the initial [s] (PE19/20-21), but in The Etymologies the only examples are [st-] > [θ-] (see below).

Order (02500)

After 02300 initial [s] unvoiced following [l], [r], [w] ᴹ✶sl- > Ilk. lh- PE19/21
After 02400 initial [s] spirantalized following voiceless stops ᴹ✶stalrā > Ilk. thall Ety/STAL

Phonetic Rule Elements

[sC-] > [øC-] ✧ PE19/21 (sm- > m-); PE19/21 (sn- > n-)