Q. opo prep. “before, in front (of place); after (of time)” (Category: In Front)

Q. opo, prep. “before, in front (of place); ⚠️after (of time)” (Category: In Front)

References ✧ VT49/12, 32

Glosses

• “before, in front; after of time” ✧ VT49/12
• “in front (of place)” ✧ VT49/32

Variations

• opo ✧ VT49/12; VT49/12; VT49/32
• pō ✧ VT49/12; VT49/32
• pono ✧ VT49/32
• poto ✧ VT49/32

Related

• opo “before, in front (of place); after (of time)” clashes with epë “after (of time), following; before (in all relations but time)”
• opo “in front (of place)” as opposed to nō “at back (of place), before (of time)” ✧ VT49/32

Element In

• Q. póna “forward” ✧ VT49/12 (pōna)
• Q. potai “*therefore, (lit.) before which” ✧ VT49/12

Cognates

• Ad. *ob “fore, *before”

Derivations

• < √OPO “before of place, ahead, in front”

ᴱQ. pote (potsi-) adv. “after, behind (of place)” (Category: Behind, At the Rear)

References ✧ PE13/139; QL/75

Glosses

• “after, behind (of place)” ✧ QL/75

Variations

• pote ✧ PE13/139; QL/75

Inflections

poti-	stem	✧ QL/75
potsi-	stem	✧ PE13/139

Element In

• ᴱQ. potsina “rearward, back, rear, hinder; next, following; second” ✧ QL/75

Cognates

• ᴱN. bod “back” ✧ PE13/139
• G. bod “behind, back, of time ago, ‘a while back’”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√POT-I “*back, behind, after” ✧ PE13/139 (bot-); QL/75

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√POT-I > pote

[boti] > [bote] > [pote]

✧ QL/75