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Doriathrin

lung

adjective. heavy

A Doriathrin adjective for “heavy” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lungā (Ety/LUG¹). It is an example of how the Ilkorin a-affection was prevented or reverted before [ŋg], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/lung).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lunga “heavy; fraught” ✧ Ety/LUG¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lungā “heavy” ✧ Ety/LUG¹
    • ᴹ√LUG “be heavy” ✧ Ety/LUG¹

Element in

  • Ilk. Mablung “Heavy-hand” ✧ Ety/LUG¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lungā > lung[luŋgā] > [luŋga] > [loŋga] > [luŋga] > [luŋg]✧ Ety/LUG¹
Doriathrin [Ety/LUG¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by