Current palatalization situation of Kshafa stops:
C+j clusters evolved into palatalized consonants twice.
In the first palatalization the velar stops *k and *g palatalized and became true palatals /c/ and /ɟ/, while *j was simply dropped after other stops.
The second palatalization occured after high vowels were lost, creating new C+j clusters. This time the alveolar stops *t and *d palatalized into alveolo-palatal affricates that later simplify to fricatives /ɕ/ and /ʑ/.
The problem:
I want more alveolo-palatals.
Proposed solution:
have the velars palatalize in both cases.
The question:
How should I go about it?
Should I go with option 1:
1st palatalization: *kj *gj > c ɟ
2nd palatalization: *kj, *tj, *gj, *dj > ɕ, ʑ
Or 2:
1st palatalization: *kj, *gj > *tɕ *dʑ > ɕ ʑ
2nd palatalization: *kj, *tj, *gj, *dj > c, ɕ, ɟ, ʑ
currently I'm leaning towards option 1, because it feels more right, but option 2 has more merging and complication potential which I do enjoy.







