ˈɔːl ɪnˈɪʃəl vˈɔɪst stˈɑːps ɪn ˌænɐtˈoʊliən ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli mˈɜːdʒ wɪððə plˈeɪn vˈɔɪsləs stˈɑːps; lˈuːwiən, haʊˈɛvɚ, ʃˈoʊz dˈɪfɹənt tɹˈiːtmənt ʌv vˈɔɪst vˈɛlɚ stˈɑːps ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dʒˈiː ænd ʌnvˈɔɪst vˈɛlɚ stˈɑːps ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk kˈeɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dʒˈiː bˌiːɪŋ pˈælɐɾəlˌaɪzd tʊ ˈæstɚɹˌɪskslæʃ dʒˈeɪ slˈæʃ ænd ðˈɛn lˈɔst bᵻfˌoːɹ slˈæʃ ˈaɪ slˈæʃ, ʌnlˈaɪk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk kˈeɪ, ʃˈoʊɪŋ ðæt ðɪs wʌzɐ lˈeɪt ˈɛɹiəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt, nˌɑːɾə pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌænɐtˈoʊliən wˌʌn.
All initial voiced stops in Anatolian eventually merge with the plain voiceless stops; Luwian, however, shows different treatment of voiced velar stops *G- and unvoiced velar stops *K- (initial *G being palatalized to */j/ and then lost before /i/, unlike *K), showing that this was a late areal development, not a Proto-Anatolian one.