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.
Doriathrin
maig
noun. dough
Cognates
- ᴹQ. makse “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mazgē > maig [mazgē] > [mazge] > [maige] > [maig] ✧ Ety/MASAG Variations
- maig ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG (
maig)
maig
adjective. soft, pliant
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶mazgā > maig [mazgā] > [mazga] > [maiga] > [maig] ✧ EtyAC/MASAG Variations
- maig ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
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).