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2 Did Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti) "night", PIE *nókʷts, not participate in the kentum-satem split? Why? Is it a loan? There are at least two synonyms, if that makes any difference. I have no actual reason to assume it should have undergone Satemization, unless that's what affected अष्ट (aṣṭá) "eight", PIE *oḱtṓw. Is that wrong? In other words, why did these two roots develop differently? etymology historical-linguistics proto-indo-european sound-change sanskrit share | improve this question edited 2 days ago jknappen 10.7k 2 27 52