sˌʌm sˈaɪt ðə mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌv pˌiːˌaɪˈiː ˈæstɚɹˌɪskslæʃ ˈoʊ slˈæʃ ænd ˈæstɚɹˌɪskslæʃ ɐ slˈæʃ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ fɹʌm ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ˈiː æz ɐ kˈɑːmən ˌænɐtˈoʊliən ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə mˈɛltʃɚt ðæt mˈɜːdʒɚ wʌzɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi ʃˈɛɹd ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈɪɾaɪt, pælˈeɪɪk ænd lˈuːwiən, bˌʌt nˌɑːt ɪn lˈaɪʃiən.
Some cite the merger of PIE */o/ and */a/ (including from *h₂e) as a Common Anatolian innovation, but according to Melchert that merger was a secondary shared innovation in Hittite, Palaic and Luwian, but not in Lycian.