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valda

worth, worthy, dear

valda adj. "worth, worthy, dear" (GL:23)

valda

adjective. excited, wild

Cognates

  • ᴺS. gwall “excited”

Derivations

  • ✶walna “excited, wild” ✧ PE17/154
    • √GWAL “be stirred, excited; emotion, movement of feelings” ✧ PE17/154

Element in

  • Q. avalda “move[d], stirred, excited”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶walna > walda[gwalna] > [ɣwalna] > [ɣwalda] > [walda]✧ PE17/154

Variations

  • walda ✧ PE17/154

valda

noun/adjective. worth; worthy, dear

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. BALAD “worth, value”

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