(linguistics) A specific occurrence ofpalatalization that occurred in theProto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant/j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
(linguistics) Any similar process occurring in a laterSlavic language or elsewhere.
A form of iotation in the Serbo-Croatian language:s (/s/) +j (/ʲ/) =sj (/sʲ/),which is then superseded intoś (/ɕ/)