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Gnomish

caith

noun. cause, reason, motive

Cognates

  • Eq. kasta “cause, motive, ultimate reason”

Derivations

Element in

  • G. caitha- “to make to do or be, cause, compel, induce, bring about” ✧ GL/24
  • G. caithos “causation” ✧ GL/24

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶kahta > caith[kaxta] > [kaxt] > [kaxθ] > [kaiθ]✧ GL/24