cugu

noun. dove

cugu

noun. dove

A word for “dove” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶kukūwā based on a reduplicated form of the root ᴹ√KŪ (Ety/KŪ). It replaced a deleted for cû from primitive ᴹ✶kūwā (EtyAC/KŪ).

Changes

• cû → cugu “dove” ✧ Ety/KŪ

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kukua “dove” ✧ Ety/KŪ

Derivations

• On. kukua “dove” ✧ Ety/KŪ
  • ᴹ✶kukūwā “dove” ✧ Ety/KŪ
  • ᴹ√KŪ “*coo” ✧ Ety/KŪ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. kukua > cugu	[kukua] > [kukua] > [kuku] > [kugu]	✧ Ety/KŪ

Variations

• cû ✧ EtyAC/KŪ (cû)