S. nobad n. “thumb and index finger as a pair, *(lit.) pickers” (Category: Thumb)

S. nobad, n. “thumb and index finger as a pair, *(lit.) pickers” (Category: Thumb)

Reference ✧ VT48/5

Elements

naub	“thumb”
†-ad	“dual”

Cognates

• Q. nápo “thumb, (lit.) picker” ✧ VT48/5 (nápat)
• T. nápa “thumb” ✧ VT48/5 (nápat)

Derivations

• < *✶nāpa “thumb, (lit.) picker” ✧ VT48/16 (napata)
  • < √NAP “take (hold), pick up, grasp, seize quickly (with fingers)” ✧ VT47/29

Phonetic Developments

✶napata > nobad

[nāpata] > [nǭpata] > [naupata] > [naupat] > [naupad] > [naubad] > [nobad]

✧ VT48/5