N. gas n. “hole, gap” (Category: Hole)

N. gas, n. “hole, gap” (Category: Hole)

G. ôth “hole, opening”

Reference ✧ Ety/GAS ✧ “hole, gap”

Element In

• N. gasdil “stopgap” ✧ Ety/GAS
• S. Mengas Dûr “?Dark Gap in the Way”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. assa¹ “hole, perforation, opening, mouth” ✧ Ety/GAS

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶gassā “hole, gap” ✧ Ety/GAS
  • < ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/GAS

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶gassā > gas

[gassā] > [gassa] > [gass]

✧ Ety/GAS