Ossriandric
spenna
noun. white fog
Cognates
- ᴹQ. fána “cloud; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
Derivations
- ᴹ√SPAN “white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SPAN > spenna [spannā] > [spennā] > [spenna] ✧ Ety/SPAN
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A noun glossed “white fog” developed from the root ᴹ√SPAN (Ety/SPAN, EtyAC/SPAN), perhaps from a primitive form ✱✶spannā as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Nandorin/spenna). As noted by Helge Fauskanger, it seems the primitive vowel [a] became [e]. The mechanism is unclear, but perhaps [[dan|this change was triggered by the initial [s] plus voiceless stop]].