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=== "B" to "P" sound===  
=== "B" to "P" sound===  
* asdf
* '''apple'''
** PIE: ''h₂ébōl'' or ''ab(e)l'' (w/ "B" sound)
** Latin: n/a (''pommum'')
** proto-Germanic: ''ap(a)laz''


=== "Bh" to "b" sound===  
=== "Bh" to "B" sound===  
* aspirated "Bh" or soft "beh" to hard "B"  
* = aspirated "Bh" or soft "beh" to hard "B"
** not in English
* '''brother'''
** PIE: ''bʰréh₂tēr'' (likely pronounced "''Bhe-re-ter''")
** Latin: ''frater'' ("Br" to "Fr" shift)
** proto-Germanic: brothar


=== "Dh" to "P" sound===  
=== "Dh" to "D" sound===  
* aspirated "Dh" or soft "deh" to hard "D"
* aspirated "Dh" or soft "deh" to hard "D"
** not in English
** '''mead''' (a drink made of honey)
*** PIE: médʰu (likely pronounced "''mehd-hoo''")
*** Latin: ''mel''
*** proto-Germanic: meduz


=== "Gh" to "G" sound===  
=== "Gh" to "G" sound===  
* '''goose'''
* aspirated "Gh" or soft-"geh" to hard "G"
* aspirated "Gh" or soft-"geh" to hard "G"
** not in English
** PIE: ǵʰans-
** Latin: ''anser'' or ''hanser''
** prot-Germanic: ''gans'' (with hard "G" sound)