N. half n. “seashell” (Category: Horn (animal))

N. half, n. “seashell” (Category: Horn (animal))

Reference ✧ Ety/SYAL ✧ “seashell”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hyalma “conch, shell, horn of Ulmo” ✧ Ety/SYAL

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶syalmā “shell, conch, horn of Ulmo” ✧ Ety/SYAL
  • < ᴹ√SYAL “shell” ✧ Ety/SYAL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶syalmā > half

[sjalmā] > [sjalma] > [j̊alma] > [xalma] > [xalm] > [halm] > [halv]

✧ Ety/SYAL