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Ossriandric

ealc

noun. swan

A noun for “swan” that developed from primitive ᴹ✶alkwā (Ety/ÁLAK). It is an example of how [[dan|[w] vanished after medial velars in Ossiriandic]] and of how [[dan|[a] broke into the diphthong [ea] before the liquid [l]]].

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. alqa “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶alkwā “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
    • ᴹ√(A)LAK “swift, rushing” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK; PE18/050

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶alk-wā > ealc[alkwā] > [alkā] > [ealkā] > [ealk]✧ Ety/ÁLAK
Ossriandric [Ety/ÁLAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by