maetha-

verb. to fight

maetha-

verb. to fight

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mahta- “to handle, wield; to deal with, treat; to stroke, feel; to wield a weapon, fight” ✧ Ety/MAK

Derivations

• ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MAK > maetha	[makta-] > [maktʰa-] > [maxθa-] > [maiθa-] > [maeθa-]	✧ Ety/MAK

Variations

• maetha ✧ Ety/MAK

iuith

noun. use

iuith

noun. use

Derivations

• ᴹ√YUK “employ, use” ✧ Ety/YUK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√YUK > iuith	[jukte] > [juktʰe] > [juxθe] > [juiθe] > [juiθ]	✧ Ety/YUK