the Lithuanian savo (e. g., Sem. Savazirgi, Lith. savo žirgai, meaning 'one's horses'). Also, Eastern Balts would in some cases turn diphthong *ei into a monophthong, which was similar to the contemporary *ė. This grammatical innovation later resulted in Lithuanian and Latvian possessing the diphthong *ie (e. g., Lith. dievas, Lat. dievs 'god'). References Baltic languages East Baltic languages