nel-

prefix. tri-

Derivations

• ᴹ√NEL “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Element in

• S. nelchaenen “*thirtieth”
• S. neldor “beech”
• ᴺS. nelio “buckwheat”
• S. Nellas “?Three-leaf”
• N. nelthil “triangle” ✧ Ety/NEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NEL > nel-	[nel-]	✧ Ety/NEL

neled

cardinal. three

neled

cardinal. three

neledh

cardinal. three

neledh

cardinal. three

Changes

• neleth → neled ✧ Ety/NEL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nelde “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Derivations

• ᴹ√NELED “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Element in

• N. lheben teil brann i annon ar neledh neledhi gar godrebh “five foot high the door and three may walk abreast” ✧ TAI/150
• N. Neleduir “Three Kings” ✧ EtyAC/LEP

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NÉL-ED > neledh	[nelede] > [neleðe] > [neleð]	✧ Ety/NEL

Variations

• neled ✧ Ety/NEL
• neleth ✧ EtyAC/NEL (neleth)