nása

interjection. yes, it is so

ná

interjection. yes, it is so, it is a fact

Cognates

• ᴺS. naw “yes”

Element in

• Q. nácë “it may be seeming, *qualified yes” ✧ VT49/28
• Q. náquet- “to assent, agree (on fact); (lit.) to say ‘it is’”
• Q. náto “it is that; *yes (emphatic)” ✧ VT49/28

Elements

Word	Gloss
ná-	“to be, to be, [ᴱQ.] exist”

Variations

• nása ✧ PE22/166; PE22/166

ná, nása

it is a fact (= yes)

lá

interjection. yes

(a)lá

interjection. yes

Changes

• lá/alá → alá ✧ PE17/158

Derivations

• √LĀ “interjection of pleasure/assent” ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33
  • √AL(A) “good (physically), blessed, fortunate, prosperous, health(y)”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LĀ > lá	[lā]	✧ PE17/158

Variations

• lá ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33
• alá ✧ PE17/158
• lá/alá ✧ PE17/158 (lá/alá)
• ála ✧ PE17/158 (ála)