OS. [m] became [w] after aspirates; [{ptk}ʰm] > [{ptk}ʰw]
Old Noldorin has a couple of clear examples in which [tʰm] > [tʰw]:
There is also a indication that [kʰm] > [kʰw] in notes associated with the Old Noldorin use of the Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s:
Signs of the change 9 [ɧ] > χı̯ medially are seen in the confusion in late ON of medial dÔ = khy and 9, and in the occasional appearance of initial dÔ after the article `B [i] “the” for 9. Similarly a sign of change of o [ƕ] > χu̯ is seen in the use of this sign instead of dé or dn for the rare khw (derived from PQ khm) [emphasis added] (PE22/29).
Whether this sound change also applied to [pʰm] is unclear, as is whether or not this change could occur in later Sindarin also.
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ON. [m] became [w] after aspirates; [{ptk}ʰm] > [{ptk}ʰw]
Reference ✧ PE22/29
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kʰitʰme > kʰitʰwe | tʰm > tʰw | ᴹ✶khithme > N. hithw | ✧ Ety/KHIS |
patʰmā > patʰwā | tʰm > tʰw | ᴹ✶pathmā > ON. pathwa | ✧ Ety/PATH |