N. saer adj. “bitter” (Category: Bitter)

N. saer, adj. “bitter” (Category: Bitter)

G. aisc “sharp, bitter; sharp edge of a blade”

G. pigwa “bitter”

Reference ✧ Ety/SAG ✧ “bitter”

Element In

• ᴺS. !saera- “to urinate”
• ᴺS. !saerlin “urine”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sára “bitter” ✧ Ety/SAG

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶sagrā “bitter” ✧ Ety/SAG
  • < ᴹ√SAG “*bitter, poison” ✧ Ety/SAG

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶sagrā > saer

[sagrā] > [sagra] > [saɣra] > [saira] > [sair] > [saer]

✧ Ety/SAG