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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 10:59 am
by Travis B.
řåcheessăcs
[ʕuˈtsʰjeseχts]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Preaspiration > [χ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:36 am
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
řåcheessăcs
[ʁuˈtsʰjeseχts]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

depharyngealization.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:12 am
by Travis B.
řåcheessăcs
[ʁuˈtsʰjɑseχts]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

[je] > [jɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:50 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
řåcheessăcs
[ʁutˈsʰjɑseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

[χts] > [χs]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 1:51 pm
by Man in Space
řåcheessăcs
[ɢʁutˈsʰjɑseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

*ʁ > ɢʁ / #_

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 2:01 pm
by Travis B.
řåcheessăcs
[qχutˈsʰjɑseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Initial obstruent devoicing combined with aspiration of preexisting initial voiceless plosives.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 4:53 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
řåcheessăcs
[qχuˈtʃjɑseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

aspirated sibilants > palatalized sibilants

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:09 pm
by Travis B.
řåcheessăcs
[qχuˈtɕɑseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Coronal sibilants merge with following [j] to become alveolopalatal sibilants.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:28 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[qχuˈtɕæseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Back vowels front following palatal consonants.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 8:17 am
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[qχuˈtɕæjseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[æ] > [æj]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:22 am
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[qχuˈtɕæʝseχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[j] > [ʝ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:26 am
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[qχuˈtɕæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[ʝs] > [ʑː]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 4:50 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[qχyˈtɕæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

regressive vowel backness harmony spreading.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 4:58 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[kxyˈtɕæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Fronting of dorsal consonants before front vowels.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 5:34 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[kxyˈtæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

word internal deaffrication.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 8:08 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[kxiu̯ˈtæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[y] > [iu̯]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:00 pm
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[kxibˈdæʑːeχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Hardening of offglides prior to a stop, with voicing assimilation to clean up the resultant cluster

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 9:32 am
by Neonnaut
qhučaesehs
[kxəbˈdɛʑːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

æ e i > ɛ i ə

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:37 am
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[kxəˈdːɛʑːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

simplification of plosive clusters.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:52 am
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛʑːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Devoicing of geminates.