ᴹQ. lehta- v. (weak-verb) “to loose, slacken” (Category: to Release)

ᴹQ. lehta-, v. (weak-verb) “to loose, slacken” (Category: to Release)

ᴱQ. lapta- “?to relax, loosen”

ᴱQ. lehta- “to ride, move (tr.)”

References ✧ Ety/LEK; EtyAC/LEK

Glosses

• “loose, slacken” ✧ Ety/LEK (lenka); Ety/LEK

Variations

• lehta ✧ Ety/LEK
• lenka ✧ Ety/LEK

Changes

• leuka »» lenka “loose, slacken” ✧ EtyAC/LEK

Element In

• Q. etelehta- “*to deliver”

Cognates

• N. lheithia- “to release, set free” ✧ Ety/LEK (lheitho)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√LEK “loose, let loose, release” ✧ Ety/LEK; Ety/LEK

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√LEK > lenka	[leŋka-]	✧ Ety/LEK
ᴹ√LEK > lehta	[lekta-] > [lexta-]	✧ Ety/LEK