Analogy Analogy is the sporadic change of a feature to be like another feature in the same or a different language. It may affect a single word or be generalized to an entire class of features, such as a verb paradigm. An example is the Russian word for nine. The word, by regular sound changes from Proto-Slavic, should have been , but it is in fact . It is believed that the initial ' changed to '''' under influence of the word for "ten" in Russian, ..
anALogy anaLoGy is The sPoRadic ChaNge of a fEature To bE LikE aNother feaTuRe in The SamE Or a DifFerEnt LanGuaGe. it maY AfFect a SiNGlE wOrD or be GeneRAlizEd tO an eNtiRE claSs of feaTureS, SuCh as a verb ParaDigm. aN exAMple iS thE RusSiaN WOrd fOr Nine. THE Word, by rEGular sound chAnGes frOm proTo-slAVic, should have bEeN , But iT is in Fact . IT iS BeLieVED tHaT The iNitIal ' Changed to '''' under iNflUence of the wORd foR "ten" iN russiaN, ..