ᴹQ. motto n. “blot” (Category: Ink)

Reference ✧ Ety/MBOTH ✧ “blot”

Cognates

• Ilk. moth “pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH
• N. both “puddle, small pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MBOTH “*pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MBOTH > motto

[mbotʰto] > [mbottʰo] > [mbotto] > [motto]

✧ Ety/MBOTH