mat-

verb. to eat

mata-

verb. to eat

Cognates

• G. mad- “to eat”

Derivations

• ᴱ✶mat- “to eat” ✧ PE14/058; PE14/070; PE14/070
  • ᴱ√MATA “eat”
• ᴱ√MATA “eat” ✧ QL/059

Element in

• Eq. ha·matsir “one eats it, it is eaten” ✧ PE14/056; PE14/085
• Eq. hi·mante “she ate” ✧ PE14/085
• Eq. hu·mate “he eats” ✧ PE14/085
• Eq. matsima “edible” ✧ QL/059
• Eq. manta “eaten”
• Eq. matsile “bear”
• Eq. matso “food” ✧ PE16/141
• Eq. -matwa “*-eating”
• Eq. kamanta- “to make eat, give to eat” ✧ QL/043

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶mat- > mansie	[mantiē] > [mantie] > [mantsie] > [mansie]	✧ PE14/058
ᴱ✶mat- > mantye	[mantjē] > [mantje]	✧ PE14/058
ᴱ✶matī > matsi	[matī] > [mati] > [matsi]	✧ PE14/070
ᴱ✶mati > mate	[mati] > [mate]	✧ PE14/070
ᴱ√MATA > mat-	[mat-]	✧ QL/059

Variations

• mat- ✧ PE14/028; PE14/057; PE16/141; QL/059
• máta- ✧ QL/043

matsima

adjective. edible

Cognates

• G. madrin “edible, fit for food, wholesome”