skey

root. pass

A root in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 given as √SKEY “pass” serving as the basis for Q. xiétë “passing, impermanent”, and illustrating certain phonetic developments for the suffix Q. -itë (PE22/155).

Derivatives

• ᴺQ. xéya- “to pass (of time, intransitive)”
• Q. xiétë “passing, impermanent” ✧ PE22/155
• ᴺQ. xíta- “to pass, spend (time, transitive)”
• ᴺS. hída- “to (come to) pass, happen”