wenya

adjective. green, yellow-green, fresh

venya

adjective. green, yellow-green, fresh

Cognates

• Ilk. gwene “green” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Derivations

• ᴹ√GWEN “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GWEN > wenya	[gwenja] > [ɣwenja] > [wenja]	✧ Ety/GWEN

Variations

• wenya ✧ Ety/GWEN

laiqa

adjective. green

Cognates

• N. lhoeb “fresh” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
• Ilk. laig “fresh, lively; keen, sharp” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK

Derivations

• ᴹ✶laikwā “fresh” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
  • ᴹ√LAYAK “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/LAIK; Ety/LÁYAK

Element in

• ᴹQ. Laiqendi “Green-elves” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
• ᴹQ. Laiqeldar “Green-elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶laı̯k-wā > laiqa	[laikwā] > [laikwa]	✧ Ety/LÁYAK

vanima

adjective. fair

Derivations

• ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN

Element in

• ᴹQ. Vanimo “The Beautiful; Fair Folk” ✧ Ety/BAN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√BAN > vanima	[banima] > [βanima] > [vanima]	✧ Ety/BAN