From what is known of such phonetic conditioning in contemporary languages, notably Semitic languages, *h₂ (the "a-colouring" laryngeal) could have been a pharyngeal fricative such as and .
Do que se coñece desta condición fonética por idiomas contemporáneos, sobre todo as linguas semíticas, *h2 (a laringal "a-colorante") podería ter sido unha consoante farínxea fricativa.