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Gnomish

gantha

adverb. more

Cognates

  • Eq. yanta- “to add to, enlarge, increase, augment” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√yṇt > gantha[jṇ̄tā] > [jantā] > [gantā] > [ganta] > [ganθa]✧ GL/37

ganthan

adjective. waxen, grown big, grown up, adult, [originally?] large

Changes

  • gantha → ganthan ✧ GL/37

Element in

  • G. gân ar gantha “*young and old, (lit.) young and adult” ✧ GL/37

Variations

  • gantha ✧ GL/37 (gantha)

gaid

adverb. more