nimmid(a)-

verb. to whiten

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ninkwitā- “to make white (or pale), whiten”
• ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NIK-W > nimmid	[niŋkwit-] > [nimpit-] > [nimpʰit-] > [nimɸit-] > [nimfit-] > [nimfid-] > [nimmid-]	✧ Ety/NIK-W

Variations

• nimmid ✧ Ety/NIK-W