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quista-

verb. suppose, inquire

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quista-

verb. to suppose

Cognates

Derivations

  • KWIS “inquire, suppose” ✧ PE22/158

Element in

  • ᴺQ. nóquista- “to assume, make premature judgements”
  • Q. lá istan “I suppose so, I don’t know” ✧ PE22/158

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
KWIS- > quistanyes[kwista-]✧ PE22/158

cíta-

suppose

#cíta- ("k")vb. "suppose", cited in the 1st pers. aorist: cítan "I suppose" (VT49:19)

cíta-

verb. to suppose

Derivations

  • KEY “*suppose” ✧ VT49/19

Element in

  • ᴺQ. apacíta- “to assume, make premature judgements”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
keye > {keit} > kíta-[kejta-] > [keita-] > [kīta-]✧ VT49/19

Variations

  • kíta- ✧ VT49/19

ai

conjunction. suppose, supposing (”the ’nearer’ particle”)

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