mára

adjective. good (of things), useful, fit

Cognates

• N. maer “useful, fit, good (of things)” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG

Derivations

• ᴹ✶magrā “useful, fit, good (of things)” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG; PE19/046
  • ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG
• ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ

Element in

• ᴹQ. Máraher “Good Steward”
• ᴹQ. matie ye mára “eating is (a) good (thing)” ✧ PE22/119
• ᴹQ. márie “Melko has gone from Earth: it is good.” ✧ LR/072
• ᴹQ. mólome mára poldóreain “hard work (is) good for the strong-bodied” ✧ PE22/123

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶magrā > mára	[magrā] > [maɣrā] > [mārā] > [māra]	✧ Ety/MAƷ	MAG
ᴹ✶magra > mára	[magra] > [maɣra] > [māra]	✧ PE19/046

Variations

• māra ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (māra)

taura

adjective. mighty

Cognates

• N. taur “vast, mighty, overwhelming, awful, huge; high, sublime” ✧ Ety/TUR

Derivations

• ᴹ✶taurā “masterful, mighty” ✧ Ety/TUR
  • ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory” ✧ Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR; Ety/TUR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶taurā > taura	[taurā] > [taura]	✧ Ety/TUR