Q. onna n. “child” (Category: Child)
A word for “child” appearing in various late notes and phrases (NM/31; PM/391; VT49/42), derived from the root √NŌ/ONO “beget, be born” and once appearing in a variant form onwe (PE17/170). Giving its derivation, its actual meaning may be closer to “*offspring”, as first suggested to me by Tamas Ferencz.
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s, ᴹQ. onna was instead glossed “creature”, though it was still derived from the root ᴹ√ONO “beget” (Ety/ONO).
References ✧ PE17/170; PM/391; VT49/42
Glosses
Variations
Related
Inflections
| onnalda | 2nd-pl-poss | “*your child” | ✧ VT49/42 |
| onnalya | 2nd-sg-polite-poss | “*your child” | ✧ VT49/42 |
| onnar | plural | “children” | ✧ PM/391 |
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Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √ON/NO > onwe | [onwe] | ✧ PE17/170 |
| √ONO/NŌ > onna | [onna] | ✧ PE17/170 |