cas(ta)

adverb. to(wards) the top, upwards

Derivations

• ✶kasd(a) “to the head” ✧ PE21/76; PE21/76
  • √KAS “head”

Element in

• ᴺQ. castëa “top (with added sense of prominent, chief)”
• ᴺQ. talmacasta “upside down”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶kasd > kast > kas	[kasd] > [kast] > [kas]	✧ PE21/76
✶kasda > kasta > kasta	[kasda] > [kasta]	✧ PE21/76

Variations

• kas ✧ PE21/76
• kasta ✧ PE21/76