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fire is derived from the Ancient Greek πυρ. My question is: how did the bilabial plosive become a bilabial fricative?

I believe pyre is also derived from πυρ; why is it that pyre didn't also undergo this "fricativisation"?

fire is derived from the Ancient Greek πυρ. My question is: how did the bilabial plosive become a bilabial fricative?

I believe pyre is also derived from πυρ; why is it that pyre didn't also undergo this "fricativisation"?

fire is derived from the Ancient Greek πυρ. My question is: how did the plosive become a fricative?

I believe pyre is also derived from πυρ; why is it that pyre didn't also undergo this "fricativisation"?

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How did Ancient Greek 'πυρ' become English 'fire?'

fire is derived from the Ancient Greek πυρ. My question is: how did the bilabial plosive become a bilabial fricative?

I believe pyre is also derived from πυρ; why is it that pyre didn't also undergo this "fricativisation"?