ᴺS. [G.] gant adv. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More)

ᴺS. [G.] gant, adv. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More)

G. ga- “very, more”

G. gaid “more”

Derivations

• < ^ᴺ√GYANTA “*(en)large, increase”

G. gant adj. “larger, greater, more, (lit.) increased” (Category: More)

References ✧ GL/37

Glosses

• “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” ✧ GL/37

Related

• gant “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” opposite of inthi ✧ GL/37
• gant “(lit. increased), larger, greater, more” cp. suffixed forms -iant ✧ GL/37

Element In

• G. ganthan “waxen, grown big, grown up, adult, [originally?] large” ✧ GL/37
• G. -iont(ha) “*superlative” ✧ GL/37 (-iant)

Cognates

• ᴱQ. yanta¹ “large”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37 (yṇt)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√yṇt > gant

[jṇ̄ta] > [janta] > [ganta] > [gant] > [ganθ] > [gant]

✧ GL/37

G. gantha adv. “more” (Category: More)

Reference ✧ GL/37 ✧ “more”

Related

• gantha “more” cp. iontha ✧ GL/37

Element In

• G. -iont(ha) “*superlative” ✧ GL/37 (iontha)

Cognates

• ᴱQ. yanta- “to add to, enlarge, increase, augment” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

• < ᴱ√YṆTṆ “*(en)large, increase” ✧ GL/37 (yṇt)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√yṇt > gantha

[jṇ̄tā] > [jantā] > [gantā] > [ganta] > [ganθa]

✧ GL/37