What does the double colon sign (::) mean in phonology?

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What does the :: sign mean in phonology or historical linguistics?

Here's an example I saw:

yeri :: yatu

That’s not really linguistics; it’s logic, taken over by linguistics. (It’s the first of the two options on the Wikipedia, analogy symbolism. Not the scope resolution operator.) — Janus Bahs Jacquet, Sep 8 '20 at 19:06

jk - Reinstate Monica · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-08 09:24:39Z

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I'd read that double colon sign as "compares to" or (given appropriate context) "is cognate to" or "is analogous to".

answered Sep 8 '20 at 9:24

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Thank you very much! And what is two arrow signs above a check mark? – gengosuki Sep 10 '20 at 7:23
I don't know the sign you describe, I can't visualize any sign known to me from the description. – jk - Reinstate Monica Sep 10 '20 at 11:54
I see. Thank you! – gengosuki Sep 18 '20 at 11:47

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