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Doriathrin

oth

noun. war

A noun for “war” derived from primitive ᴹ✶oktā (Ety/OKTĀ). It is a good example of how double spirants became single in Ilkorin, in this case [kt] > [xθ] (or [θθ]) > [θ].

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ohta “war” ✧ Ety/OKTĀ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶oktā “strife, war” ✧ Ety/OKTĀ
    • ᴹ√KOT(H) “quarrel, strive, be wroth” ✧ Ety/KOT; Ety/OKTĀ; PE18/038; PE18/062

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶OKTĀ > oth[oktā] > [okta] > [oxθa] > [oθa] > [oθ]✧ Ety/OKTĀ
Doriathrin [Ety/OKTĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by