Q. nev- v. (basic-verb) “to try” (Category: to Try)

Q. nev-, v. (basic-verb) “to try, *experiment” (Category: to Try)

References ✧ PE17/167; PE22/151

Glosses

• “try” ✧ PE17/167

Variations

• nev- ✧ PE17/167

Related

• nev- “to try” vs. #ric-¹ “to try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour”
• ᴺQ. !nev- “to face, turn toward, *confront” vs. nev- “to try”
• rike [probably replaces] nev- “try” ✧ PE17/167

Inflections

nauva

future

“will try”

✧ PE22/151

Element In

• ᴺQ. !nevië “experiment”
• Q. nauva túlë “he will try to come” ✧ PE22/151

Cognates

• S. dev- “to try” ✧ PE17/167

Derivations

• < √NDAB¹ “endeavor, try, seek opportunity” ✧ PE17/167 (‽NDEB); PE22/151

Phonetic Developments

‽√NDEB > nev-	[ndeb-] > [ndeβ-] > [neβ-] > [nev-]	✧ PE17/167
√NDAB > nauva	[ndabuba] > [ndaβuβa] > [naβuβa] > [nauβa] > [nauva]	✧ PE22/151