ᴹQ. #kav- v. (basic-verb) “to be able” (Category: Can, May)

⚠️ᴹQ. #cav-, v. (basic-verb) “to be able” (Category: Can, May)

Q. pol- “can, to be able to”

Q. #cav- “to receive, *accept, ⚠️require, cost”

References ✧ PE22/92, 102, 105, 121, 127

Inflections

kave	aorist	“can”	✧ PE22/92; PE22/102
kavinye	aorist 1st-sg	“I can”	✧ PE22/92
kauva	future		✧ PE22/105
kauva	future	“shall be able to”	✧ PE22/121
kauva	future		✧ PE22/127: for kavuva
kambe	past	“could”	✧ PE22/102

Element In

• ᴹQ. kavinye antās “I can give it” ✧ PE22/92; PE22/92
• ᴹQ. qe e·kárie i kirya aldaryas, ni kauva kiryasta menelyas “if he finishes the boat by Monday, I shall be able to sail on Wednesday” ✧ PE22/121

Derivations

• < #ᴹ✶kab-
  • < ᴹ√KAB² “to be able, capable”
• < ᴹ√KAB² “to be able, capable” ✧ PE22/105 (KAV-); PE22/127
  • < kavuva < KAV- ✧ PE22/105

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KAV- > kavuva > kauva

[kabubā] > [kaβuβā] > [kauβā] > [kauβa] > [kauva]

✧ PE22/105

ᴱQ. mala-² v. “to be able to (used of capacity, ability)” (Category: Can, May)

References ✧ PE15/67

Glosses

• “am able to (used of capacity, ability)” ✧ PE15/67

Variations

• mala- ✧ PE15/67

Inflections

malle

past

✧ PE15/67

Element In

• ᴱQ. mále “ability”