Ilk. broga n. “bear” (Category: Bear)
A word for “bear” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶morókō (Ety/BIRÍT), because in Ilkorin unstressed initial syllables reduced to favored clusters, after which the initial [mr-] became [br-]. This word is unusual in that the primitive final vowel did not vanish, but instead developed into -a, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/broga). The conditions for this exception are unclear, but may have been due to the consonant [g] that developed from primitive [k].
Reference ✧ Ety/MORÓK ✧ “bear”
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| ᴹ✶morókō > broga | [morókō] > [moróko] > [mróko] > [bróko] > [brógo] > [bróga] | ✧ Ety/MORÓK |