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Qenya 

manka-

verb. to trade

Changes

  • māka-manka- ✧ Ety/MBAKH
  • mahta-māka- “trade” ✧ EtyAC/MBAKH

Cognates

  • N. banga- “to trade, to trade, *sell” ✧ Ety/MBAKH

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MBAKH “exchange” ✧ Ety/MBAKH

Element in

  • ᴺQ. aumanca- “to sell, (lit.) trade away”
  • ᴺQ. homanca- “to buy”
  • ᴺQ. mancamen “market, (lit.) trade-place”
  • ᴺQ. mancanómë “market, market-place”
  • ᴺQ. mancaro “tradesman, trader, merchant”
  • ᴹQ. mankale “commerce, commerce, *trade [as an activity]” ✧ Ety/MBAKH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MBAKH > manka-[mbaŋkʰa-] > [mbaŋxa-] > [maŋxa-] > [maŋka-]✧ Ety/MBAKH

Variations

  • māka- ✧ EtyAC/MBAKH (māka-)
  • mahta- ✧ EtyAC/MBAKH (mahta-)
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