kén

noun. soil, earth

kemen

noun. soil, earth; Great Lands

Cognates

• N. coe “earth” ✧ Ety/KEM

Derivations

• ᴹ✶kēm “*earth”
  • ᴹ√KEM “soil, earth” ✧ Ety/KEM
• ᴹ√KEM “soil, earth” ✧ Ety/KEM

Element in

• ᴹQ. kentano “potter”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KEM > kén	[kēm] > [kēn]	✧ Ety/KEM

Variations

• kén ✧ Ety/KEM
• Kemen ✧ RC/671; SD/402

kainen

cardinal. ten

Cognates

• N. caer “ten” ✧ Ety/KAYAN

Derivations

• ᴹ√KAYAN “ten” ✧ Ety/KAYAN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KAYAN > kainen	[kainen]	✧ Ety/KAYAN

tereva

adjective. fine, acute, fine, acute, *keen; [ᴱQ.] sharp, piercing, shrill [of sound]; acute (pain)

Cognates

• N. trîw “fine, very slender” ✧ Ety/TER
• Ilk. trêw “fine, slender” ✧ Ety/TER

Derivations

• ᴹ✶terēwā “piercing, keen” ✧ Ety/TER
  • ᴹ√TER “pierce” ✧ Ety/TER

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶terḗwā > tereva	[terēwā] > [terewā] > [terewa] > [tereva]	✧ Ety/TER

laika

adjective. keen, sharp, acute

Cognates

• N. lhaeg “keen, sharp, acute” ✧ Ety/LAIK; Ety/LAIK
• Ilk. laig “fresh, lively; keen, sharp” ✧ Ety/LAIK

Derivations

• ᴹ✶laikā “keen, sharp, acute”
  • ᴹ√LAIK “keen, sharp, acute” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
• ᴹ√LAIK “keen, sharp, acute” ✧ Ety/LAIK

Element in

• ᴹQ. Lastalaika “sharp-ears”
• ᴺQ. laiceta- “to sharpen”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√LAIK > laika	[laika]	✧ Ety/LAIK

Variations

• laike ✧ EtyAC/LAIK

virya

adjective. fresh

Derivations

• ᴹ√WIR “new, fresh, young” ✧ EtyAC/WIR

Element in

• ᴹQ. Víresse “April, *Freshness”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√WIR/WĪ/WIRI > virya	[wirja] > [virja]	✧ EtyAC/WIR