Q. lepta adj. and n. “fingered; thumb” (Category: Finger)

Q. lepta, adj. and n. “fingered; ⚠️thumb, [ᴱQ.] finger” (Category: Finger)

ᴱQ. -tenda “having fingers”

References ✧ PE17/17; VT47/27

Glosses

• “fingered” ✧ PE17/17 (#lepta)
• “thumb” ✧ VT47/27

Element In

• Q. Tyelpelepta ✧ VT47/27
• Q. leptafinya “clever-fingered” ✧ PE17/17

Cognates

• S. lebed “thumb” ✧ VT47/27
• T. lepet “thumb” ✧ VT47/27

Derivations

• < ✶lepetā “thumb, ‘picker’; finger” ✧ VT47/27 (lepet(ā))
  • < √LEP “pick up/out (with the fingers); finger” ✧ VT47/27

Phonetic Developments

✶lepet(ā) > lepta

[lepetā] > [leptā] > [leɸtā] > [leɸta]

✧ VT47/27

Q. leuta n. “finger” (Category: Finger)

Reference ✧ PE19/84 ✧ leu̯ta “finger”

Derivations

• < ✶lepetā “thumb, ‘picker’; finger” ✧ PE19/84 (lepta)
  • < leꝑta < lepta ✧ PE19/84
  • < √LEP “pick up/out (with the fingers); finger” ✧ VT47/27

Phonetic Developments

✶lepta > leꝑta > leu̯ta

[lepta] > [leɸta] > [leuta]

✧ PE19/84

ᴹQ. #lepta suf. “*fingered” (Category: Finger)

Reference ✧ SD/68 ✧ “*fingered”

Element In

• ᴹQ. rakkalepta “*claw-fingered” ✧ SD/68

ᴱQ. lepta² n. “finger” (Category: Finger)

References ✧ PE15/72, 74; PE16/137

Glosses

• “finger” ✧ PE15/72; PE16/137

Variations

• lepta ✧ PE15/72; PE15/74; PE16/137

Related

• lepta² “finger” replaced let “finger”

Inflections

lepsi

plural

✧ PE15/72: irregular pl.

Element In

• ᴱQ. anda-lepta “long-fingered” ✧ PE15/74