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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 12:09 pm
by Travis B.
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟe̯ɑsɪ̆tsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Nasal vowels denasalize, ejecting nasal glides
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 9:01 pm
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɑstsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Reduced vowels lost
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 9:25 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Diphthong height harmonization
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 9:42 pm
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstɬaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*ts > *tɬ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2026 10:01 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Thetafication of lateral fricatives
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 4:25 am
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤ:tθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Finals *s becomes length on the previous vowel
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 11:13 am
by Travis B.
ʒescą
[ˈɟjɑɰtθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
e̯ɤ: > jɑɰ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 11:16 am
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰtθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*j > Ø / S_
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 11:51 am
by Travis B.
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰtsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
tθ > ts
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 12:24 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰdɹaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*ts > dɹ / [+vc] _ [+vc]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 4:22 pm
by Travis B.
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰɖʐɻaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
dɹ > ɖʐɻ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 4:49 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Loss of offglides
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 5:05 pm
by Travis B.
ʒescą
[ˈɟɑːɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Lengthening of stressed open syllables
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 2:01 am
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[ˈɟuaɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ɑː > *ua
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 9:38 am
by Travis B.
ʒescą
[ˈɟuβaɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ua > uβa
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 5:27 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[ɟuβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Stress retraction to heavy syllable onsets
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 8:05 pm
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[cuβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Initial devoicing
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 9:52 pm
by Man in Space
ʒescą
[cyβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*u > y / [+palatal]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 11:47 pm
by foxcatdog
ʒescą
[cyɸaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’
*β > *ɸ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 04, 2026 9:13 am
by /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/
ćyfažra
[cyɸaˈʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’
deaffrication.