pess

noun. feather

Cognates

• Q. quessë “feather”

Derivations

• ᴹ√KWES “*feather”

Element in

• ᴺS. pesson “plume, (great) feather”
• ᴺS. pilimbes “arrow feathering”

pess

noun. saying, [G.] proverb

Cognates

• Q. eques “saying, (current or proverbial) dictum, quotation from someone’s uttered words, saying, (current or proverbial) dictum, quotation from someone’s uttered words, *quote, statement”

Derivations

• √KWE “vocal speech”