quín(ë)

noun. crest, ridge

A noun glossed “crest, ridge” appearing in various notes from the late 1950s and early 60s as a derivatives of √KWIN “crest, salient or top edge”, with variants quín and quíne (PE17/24, 173).

Cognates

• S. pind “crest, ridge” ✧ PE17/024; PE17/173

Derivations

• ✶kwinde “crest, ridge” ✧ PE17/024
  • √KWIN “crest, salient or top edge”
• √KWIN “crest, salient or top edge” ✧ PE17/173

Element in

• Q. quinna “crested” ✧ PE17/024

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶kwinde > quíne	[kwīne]	✧ PE17/024
√KWIN > quíne	[kwīne]	✧ PE17/173

Variations

• quín ✧ PE17/024
• quíne ✧ PE17/024; PE17/173