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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:30 pm
by foxcatdog
New Word for the 101 page anniversary
[ˈmɛ.ma.sa:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:32 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[s] > [z] between vowels.

[ˈmɛ.ma.za:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:40 pm
by foxcatdog
*z > *r

[ˈmɛ.ma.ra:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 10:05 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[aː] > [aw]

[ˈmɛ.ma.raw]
memaraw
"genesis dragoness of order; order as a philosophical principle"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 2:50 am
by Man in Space
Dissimilation

[ˈmɛ.mi.raw]
memaraw
"genesis dragoness of order; order as a philosophical principle"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 6:43 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables:

[ˈmɛː.mi.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 6:55 pm
by foxcatdog
Elision of intervocalic *m

[ˈmɛː.i.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 7:16 pm
by Man in Space
Fortition of *i

[ˈmɛːdz.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 7:26 pm
by foxcatdog
Insertion of epenthetic vowels

[ˈmɛː.dza.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:00 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Diphthong smoothing:

[ˈmɛː.dza.rɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:48 pm
by Man in Space
Lenition of *r:

[ˈmɛː.dza.hɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:04 pm
by foxcatdog
Polishification

[ˈmɔː.dza.hɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 9:46 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
foxcatdog wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 9:04 pm Polishification
Rounding after labial consonants?

[z] > [ɾ]

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.hɔː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 4:43 pm
by foxcatdog
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 9:46 am
foxcatdog wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 9:04 pm Polishification
Rounding after labial consonants?
Nah backing of *ɛ before alveolars

Anyways raising of final *ɔ

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.hoː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 7:45 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of intervocallic [h]

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.oː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 9:09 pm
by Man in Space
Metathesis

[ˈmɔː.da.ɾoː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 1:42 am
by foxcatdog
Devoicing

[ˈmɔː.ta.ɾoː]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 11:41 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Long-vowel diphthongisation: [ɔː oː] > [ɛʊ əʊ]

[ˈmɛʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 1:50 pm
by Travis B.
[ɛʊ] > [ɛ.jʊ]

[ˈmɛ.jʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 2:57 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Stressed syllables half-lengthen:

[ˈmɛˑ.jʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
meyutaró

"peace, tranqulity; (literary) order; (literary) orderliness, regularity; (of verbs) regular"