N. chwann n. “sponge, fungus” (Category: Vegetation (other))
A noun for “sponge, fungus” appearing as N. chwann or hwand in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶swanda under the root ᴹ√SWAD (Ety/SWAD). In Noldorin of the 1930s, ancient initial sw became voiceless hw, and then this hw became chw.
Neo-Sindarin: Since the change of initial hw to chw did not occur in the Sindarin of 1950s and 60s, I would adopt this word as ᴺS. hwand “sponge, fungus”.
References ✧ Ety/SWAD
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| ᴹ✶swanda > chwand > chwann | [swanda] > [w̥anda] > [xwanda] > [xwand] > [xwann] | ✧ Ety/SWAD |