hrassa

noun. precipice

A noun for “precipice” developed from primitive ᴹ✶khrassē (Ety/KHARÁS). Here the [[dan|aspirate [kʰ] became the voiceless spirant [x] (“ch”)]] and then the [[dan|initial [x] became [h], unvoicing the following [r]]]. The [x]-sound is preserved in the compound name Gochressiel. This word is also an example of how a long final vowel sometimes developed into short final [a].

Cognates

• N. rhass “precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS

Derivations

• ᴹ✶khrassē “precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS
  • ᴹ√KHARAS “*precipice” ✧ Ety/KHARÁS

Element in

• Dan. Gochressiel ✧ Ety/KHARÁS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶khrassē > hrassa	[kʰrassē] > [xrassē] > [xrassa] > [r̥assa]	✧ Ety/KHARÁS