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Gnomish

gais

noun. steel

Cognates

  • Eq. yakse “steel” ✧ GL/37; GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ı̯aisa ✧ GL/37; GL/37
    • ᴱ√YAYA “*steel, possession”

Element in

  • G. gaisin “of steel” ✧ GL/37
  • G. gaithrin “like steel” ✧ GL/37

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ı̯aisa > gais[jaisa] > [gaisa] > [gais]✧ GL/37
ᴱ✶ı̯aksĕ > gais[jakse] > [gakse] > [gaks] > [gaxs] > [gais]✧ GL/37
Gnomish [GL/37; LT1A/Ilsaluntë] Group: Eldamo. Published by