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Doriathrin

maig

noun. dough

A noun for “dough” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mazgē (Ety/MASAG), where the primitive [[ilk|[z] became [i] before voiced stops]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/maig).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. makse “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mazgē “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
  • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mazgē > maig[mazgē] > [mazge] > [maige] > [maig]✧ Ety/MASAG

Variations

  • maig ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG (maig)
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maig

adjective. soft, pliant

An adjective meaning “soft, pliant” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mazgā (EtyAC/MASAG). It had essentially the same development as the noun maig “dough” (from ᴹ✶mazgē), because in both cases the primitive final vowel vanished without further effect.

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mazgā > maig[mazgā] > [mazga] > [maiga] > [maig]✧ EtyAC/MASAG

Variations

  • maig ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
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