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Doriathrin

salch

noun. grass

A noun for “grass” derived from the root ᴹ√SALAK (Ety/SALÁK). It is a good example of how [[ilk|[w] vanished after medial velars]] in Ilkorin.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. salqe “grass, grass, [ᴱQ.] long mowing grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶salakwē “*grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK
    • ᴹ√SALAK “*grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) > salch[salakwē] > [salakwe] > [salkwe] > [salxwe] > [salxe] > [salx]✧ Ety/SALÁK
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