ᴹQ. mahta- v. “to handle, wield; to deal with, treat; to stroke, feel; to wield a weapon, fight” (Category: to Use)

References ✧ Ety/MAƷ, MAK; EtyAC/MAK; PE19/48

Glosses

• “fight (with sword)” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (mahta-)
• “handle, deal with, wield, treat” ✧ PE19/48
• “kill with sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (mahta-)
• “slay with sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (mahta-)
• “stroke, feel, handle; wield” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
• “wield a weapon, fight” ✧ Ety/MAK

Related

• mahta- “wield a weapon, fight” was blended with ᴹ✶maʒ-tā ✧ Ety/MAK
• mahta- “stroke, feel, handle; wield” was confused with ᴹ✶maktā ✧ Ety/MAƷ

Changes

• mahta- “slay with sword” >> mahta- “fight (with sword)” ✧ EtyAC/MAK

Element In

• ᴹQ. mahtar “warrior”
• ᴺQ. !mahtéma “tournament, tourney, (lit.) battle-series”

Cognates

• N. maetha- “to fight” ✧ Ety/MAK
• N. matha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (matho)
• ON. mattha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (matthṓ-be)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶mahtā- “to handle, stroke, feel; to deal with, wield, treat” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (mahtā́); PE19/48
  • < ᴹ✶maʒtā- “to handle, stroke, feel” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (maʒ-tā); EtyAC/MAƷ (maʒtā)
    • < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAƷ (MAƷ)
  • < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ PE19/48
• < ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (MAK); EtyAC/MAK (MAK); EtyAC/MAK (MAK)
• < ᴹ✶maktā- “to fight” ✧ Ety/MAK
  • < ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; Ety/MAK

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶mahtā́ > mahta-	[maɣta-] > [maxta-]	✧ Ety/MAƷ
ᴹ✶maktā- > mahta-	[makta-] > [maxta-]	✧ Ety/MAK
ᴹ✶mahtā > mahta-	[maɣta-] > [maxta-]	✧ PE19/48

ᴱQ. makta- v. “to slay, slaughter” (Category: to Kill)

References ✧ QL/58

Glosses

• “slay, slaughter” ✧ QL/58

Variations

• makta- ✧ QL/58

Related

• aimaksin “martyr (f.)”

Inflections

māke

past

✧ QL/58

Element In

• ᴱQ. aimaktu “martyr (m.)”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√MAKA¹ “slay” ✧ QL/57

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√MAKA > makta-

[makta-]

✧ QL/58