Q. ces- [þ] v. (basic-verb) “to search, examine (in order to find something)” (Category: to Seek)

Q. ces- [þ], v. (basic-verb) “to search, examine (in order to find something)” (Category: to Seek)

Q. cesta-¹ “to seek, search for”

ᴱQ. tucu- “to go in search of, look for, fetch”

References ✧ PE17/156

Glosses

• “to search (for something), to examine (something) in order to find (something)” ✧ PE17/156 (kes-)

Variations

• kes- ✧ PE17/156

Related

• *sur- “*to seek” vs. ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)”

Inflections

kesin	aorist 1st-sg		✧ PE17/156
kese	infinitive	“to look in”	✧ PE17/156
kense	past		✧ PE17/156: for kente [probably a primitive form]
kense	past		✧ PE17/156
†kente	past		✧ PE17/156

Element In

• ᴺQ. !cesië “search”
• Q. cesë parma “to look in a book” ✧ PE17/156
• Q. cesta-¹ “to seek, search for”
• Q. ecces- “to find out, bring out by examining or eyeing[?]” ✧ PE17/156 (ekkes-)

Cognates

• ᴺS. !ceth- “to examine, search, interrogate”

Derivations

• < √KETH “enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156 (KEÞ)

Phonetic Developments

√KEÞ > kes-

[cetʰ-] > [ceθ-] > [ces-]

✧ PE17/156

ᴱQ. saka- v. “to pursue, look for, search” (Category: to Seek)

References ✧ QL/81

Glosses

• “pursue, look for, search” ✧ QL/81

Variations

• saka- ✧ QL/81

Inflections

sāke

past

✧ QL/81

Derivations

• < ᴱ√SAKA “*search” ✧ QL/81

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√SAKA > saka-

[saka-]

✧ QL/81