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Gnomish

caf-

verb. to taste (used of the thing)

Cognates

  • Eq. tyava- “to taste; (impersonal) to taste of, reminds one of” ✧ GL/24

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TYAVA “to savour, taste” ✧ GL/24

Element in

  • G. cafwen “sense of taste, taste, judgement” ✧ GL/24

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tyav- > caf-[tʲaβ-] > [kaβ-] > [kav-]✧ GL/24
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