Word evolution game

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Diphthong smoothing, also minuscule spelling reforms

[xʁʷɑː.s̺us]
cryciss

[Travis B.]

[xʁʷ] > [χʷ]

[χʷɑː.s̺us]
cryciss

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Labialisation triggers backing and rounding:

[χʷɔː.s̺us]
cryciss

[foxcatdog]

*s̺ > *θ

[χʷɔː.θus]
xwoethus

[Rounin Ryuuji]

The apical s doing that is weird.

Either way, long vowels diphthongise, and radical spelling changes are quickly rejected:

[χʷɛʊ.θus]
cryciss

[Travis B.]

The apical s doing that is weird.

It's the opposite of what happened in Spanish.

[Rounin Ryuuji]

The apical s doing that is weird.

It's the opposite of what happened in Spanish.

I noticed.

[Travis B.]

Intervocalic fricatives voice.

[χʷɛʊ.ðus]
cryciss

Concurrently, there are those who perceive the new interdental fricatives as an abomination and readopt apical sibilants under the influence of varieties that have not lost them:

[χʷɛʊ.s̺us]
cryciss

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[s̺] > [ʃ], also both words are absorbed into a new Koiné with slight differences in meaning:

[χʷɛʊ.ðus]
crythis
"morass, dilemma"

[χʷɛʊ.ʃus]
crycis
"calamity, catastrophe"

[Man in Space]

Pharyngealization harmony

[χʷɛʊ.ðˤusˤ]
crythis
'morass, dilemma'

[χʷɛʊ.ʃˤusˤ]
crycis
'calamity, catastrophe'

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɛʊ] > [joʊ]

[χʷjoʊ.ðˤusˤ]
crythis
"morass, dilemma"

[χʷjoʊ.ʃˤusˤ]
crycis
"calamity, catastrophe"

[foxcatdog]

The apical s doing that is weird.

It's the opposite of what happened in Spanish.

I noticed.

I might have confused it for dental

[Man in Space]

*χ(ʷ) > Ø

[joʊ.ðˤusˤ]
crythis
'morass, dilemma'

[joʊ.ʃˤusˤ]
crycis
'calamity, catastrophe'

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Diphthong fronting, and a few very minor spelling changes:

[jøʏ.ðˤusˤ]
rhythis
'morass, dilemma'

[jøʏ.ʃˤusˤ]
rhycis
'calamity, catastrophe'

[foxcatdog]

['tæ.ɬi]
tæłi
"eye"

[WarpedWartWars]

['tæ.ɬi]
tæłi
"eye"

[æ] gets raised to [e]:
['te.ɬi]
tæłi

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɬ] > [ç] before [i]
['te.hi]
télhi

[Travis B.]

Minor correction.
['te.çi]
télhi

[foxcatdog]

*t > *ts before front vowels
['tse.çi]
télhi

[Travis B.]

[ts] > [θ]

['θe.çi]
télhi