tanka

adjective. firm, fixed, sure, firm, fixed, sure, [ᴱQ.] fast; steady, (stead)fast

Cognates

• N. tanc “firm, firm; [ᴱN.] steady, steadfast; [G.] settled” ✧ Ety/TAK
• Ilk. tâch “firm, stiff, solid” ✧ Ety/TAK

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tanka “firm”
  • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make”
• ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK; PE22/111

Element in

• ᴹQ. altankanta- “to become unfixed”
• ᴺQ. latanca “unsure, insecure”
• Q. tancarya- “*to become firm”
• ᴺQ. tancavë “certainly”
• ᴺQ. útancië “uncertainty”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TAK > tanka	[taŋka]	✧ Ety/TAK

Variations

• tañka ✧ PE22/111