N. Cambant m. “Full Hand”

N. Cambant, m. “Full Hand”

A name appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a combination of cam “hand” and the lenited form of pant “full” (Ety/KAB, KWAT), apparently opposite in meaning to N. Camlost “Empty-hand(ed)”.

References ✧ Ety/KAB, KWAT

Glosses

Elements

cam “hand” ✧ Ety/KAB
pant “full” soft-mutation ✧ Ety/KWAT
ᴹ√KWAT “*fill; full” ✧ Ety/KAB
ᴹ√KAB¹ “hollow” ✧ Ety/KWAT