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cesta-

to seek, search for

cesta- ("k") vb. "to seek, search for" (PE17:156)

cesta-

verb. ask

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cesta-

verb. to seek, search for

Cognates

  • ᴺS. cesta- “to seek, search for, look for”

Derivations

  • KETH “enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
ces-“to search, examine (in order to find something)”
-ta“causative verb suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
KEÞ > kesta[cetʰta-] > [cesta-]✧ PE17/156

Variations

  • kesta ✧ PE17/156

cesta-

verb. to ask

Derivations

  • KETH “enquire of, question, examine something”

Element in

  • Q. [[q|[?it/itē] kestallen, tuluvanye]] “if you ask me, I shall come” ✧ PE22/138
  • Q. (ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye “if you had asked me, I should have come” ✧ PE22/138 ({(au)que >>} (ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye)
  • Q. [[q|aite[?] kestallen]] “now, suppose, you ask me” ✧ PE22/138
  • Q. [[q|aite[?] kestuvallen, tuluvanye]] “now supposing you asked me, a thing unlikely {or ridiculous} to suppose...” ✧ PE22/138
  • Q. au kestanellen! “if only you had asked me!” ✧ PE22/139 (au kestanellen!)
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maquet-

ask

#maquet- vb. *"ask", only attested in the past tense: maquentë (PM:403)

cesië

noun. search

Elements

WordGloss
ces-“to search, examine (in order to find something)”
-ië“gerund suffix, -ing”
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