Satem Definition

sätəm
adjective

Designating or of the group of Indo-European languages, including Indo-Iranian, Slavic, Baltic, Albanian, and Armenian, in which a prehistoric change of certain original stops into sibilants sets these languages apart from those of the centum group.

Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of satem.
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Origin of Satem

  • Avestan satəm hundred (a word whose initial sound illustrates the change) dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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