faw

foa

Q. foa. >> phaw

faw

noun. *breath, puff of breath

An unglossed word in 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD) derived from the root √PHAW (PE17/181). Since this root was elsewhere glossed “emit (foul breath etc.)”, this word probably mean something like “✱breath, puff of breath”, like its cognate Q. foa (VT47/35).

Cognates

• Q. föa “breath, puff of breath” ✧ PE17/181

Derivations

• √PHAW “emit (foul breath), *breath, puff of breath, breath, puff of breath; blow, emit (foul breath); [ᴹ√] gape” ✧ PE17/181
  • √PHA “exhalations (as mists upon water or steams and the like)”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√PHAW > phaw > faw	[pʰawa] > [ɸawa] > [fawa] > [faw] > [fau]	✧ PE17/181

phaw

foa

Q. foa. >> faw