Ilk. trum n. “shield” (Category: Shield)
A noun for “shield” derived from primitive ᴹ✶turumbē (Ety/TER), where the unstressed vowel in the first syllable vanished to produce the favored combination [tr], and later the [mb] simplified to [m] when this cluster became final.
Reference ✧ Ety/TURÚM ✧ “shield”
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| ᴹ✶turúmbē > trumb > trum | [turúmbē] > [turúmbe] > [trúmbe] > [trúmb] > [trúm] | ✧ Ety/TURÚM |