îr

noun. sexual desire

îr

noun. *sexual desire

An unglossed word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√YER “feel sexual desire” (EtyAC/YER), perhaps a noun meaning “✱sexual desire”.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yére “*sexual desire” ✧ EtyAC/YER

Derivations

• ᴹ√YER “feel sexual desire” ✧ EtyAC/YER

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√YER > îr	[jēre] > [jīre] > [īre] > [īr]	✧ EtyAC/YER