ninkwi

adjective. white, pale

Derivations

• √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168

Derivatives

• Q. ninquë “white; chill, cold; pallid”
• S. nim “white” ✧ PE17/168
• At. nimbi “white”
  • S. nim “white” ✧ PE17/019
  • T. nimbi “white”

Element in

• ✶ninkwiraite “pallor”
• ✶ninkwisya- “to (begin to) grow pale” ✧ PE22/135
• ✶ninkwitā- “to make white, whiten” ✧ PE22/135
• ✶tār(a)-ninqui-tilte “High White Peak” ✧ PE17/186

Variations

• nimpĭ ✧ PE17/168
• ninqui ✧ PE17/186
• niñkwi ✧ PE22/135