Ilk. medial velars with following [j] became dentals; [-{kj|gj|ŋgj|xj}-] > [-{t|d|nd|θi}-]

Ilk. medial velars with following [j] became dentals; [-{kj|gj|ŋgj|xj}-] > [-{t|d|nd|θi}-]

According to the sound changes in the Comparative Tables, it seems that medial labialized velars became non-labialized dentals in Ilkorin: see below (PE19/23). There are no attested examples of this development in The Etymologies, though compare Dilion and telf where this change seems to have occurred initially. In general the [j] was lost after dentalization, but after primitive [kʰ] > [x] > [θ], the [j] became [i] (and then the [θ] became [ð]).

Phonetic Rule Elements

[-kj-] > [-t-]
[-gj-] > [-d-]
[-xj-] > [-θi-]
[-ŋgj-] > [-nd-]

Phonetic Rule Examples

-kj- > -t- -kj- > -t- ᴹ✶-kj- > Ilk. -d- ✧ PE19/23
-xj- > -θj- -xj- > -θi- ᴹ✶-khj- > Ilk. -ðı̯- ✧ PE19/23
-ŋgj- > -nd- -ŋgj- > -nd- ᴹ✶-ŋj- > Ilk. -nd- ✧ PE19/23