lin-

prefix. many

Derivations

• ᴹ√LI “many; large people” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN

Element in

• ᴹQ. lilótime “*many-flowered”
• ᴹQ. lindornea “having many oaks” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI
• ᴹQ. lintyulussea “having many poplars” ✧ Ety/LI
• ᴹQ. linyenwa “old, having many years” ✧ Ety/YEN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√LI > lin-	[lin-]	✧ Ety/DÓRON
ᴹ√LI > lin-	[lin-]	✧ Ety/LI

Variations

• lin- ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI; Ety/YEN (lin-)

lin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

• N. glin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

• ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GLIN > lin-	[glin-] > [ɣlin-] > [lin-]	✧ Ety/GLIN

Variations

• lin- ✧ Ety/GLIN (lin-)

nis

noun. woman

Cognates

• On. ndissa “young woman” ✧ Ety/NDIS; EtyAC/NIS
• N. dess “young woman” ✧ Ety/NDIS

Derivations

• ᴹ√NDIS “*bride” ✧ Ety/NDIS
  • ᴹ√NĪ/INI “female” ✧ Ety/BES
  • ᴹ√NIS “woman” ✧ Ety/NIS
• ᴹ√NIS “woman” ✧ Ety/NDIS; Ety/NĪ¹; Ety/NIS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NDIS-SĒ/SĀ > nisse	[ndisse] > [nisse]	✧ Ety/NDIS
ᴹ√NIS/NĪ > nis	[niss] > [nis]	✧ Ety/NDIS
ᴹ√NIS > nis	[niss] > [nis]	✧ Ety/NĪ¹
ᴹ√NIS > nisse	[nisse]	✧ Ety/NĪ¹
ᴹ√NIS > nis	[niss] > [nis]	✧ Ety/NIS

Variations

• nisse ✧ Ety/NDIS; Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS (nisse)

nisse

noun. woman