caew

noun. lair, resting-place

caew

noun. lair, resting-place

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “lair, resting-place” under the root ᴹ√KAY “lie down”, apparently the cognate of ᴹQ. kaima “bed” (Ety/KAY). If so, then the [[s|ancient [m] became [v]]] and then [[s|developed into [w] as it did after i- and e-diphthongs]].

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kaima “bed, bed, [ᴱQ.] couch” ✧ Ety/KAY

Derivations

• ᴹ√KAY “lie (down)” ✧ Ety/KAY

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KAY > caew	[kajma] > [kaima] > [kaem] > [kaev] > [kaew]	✧ Ety/KAY