Q. maxë n. “handiness” (Category: Hand (other))

⚠️Q. maxë, n. “handiness” (Category: Hand (other))

Q. massë² “portion, share; capacity, [ᴹQ.] measure; the personal measure or capacity of a man, a talent; [Q.] †handful”

References ✧ PE19/74; PE21/70

Glosses

• “handiness” ✧ PE21/70 (makse)
• “skill of hand, handiness, dexterity” ✧ PE19/74 (mare)

Variations

• mare ✧ PE19/74
• makse ✧ PE21/70
• masse ✧ PE21/70

Changes

• mare “skill of hand, handiness, dexterity” >> masse “handful, measure” ✧ PE19/74
• masse >> makse “handiness” ✧ PE21/70

Derivations

• < ✶mahsi “handiness” ✧ PE21/70
  • < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE21/70
• < ✶maʒsē “handful” ✧ PE21/71 (maʒsē)
  • < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE19/100 (MAƷ); PE21/70 (MAƷ)

Phonetic Developments

✶mahsi > makse	[mahsi] > [maksi] > [makse]	✧ PE21/70
✶maʒsē > masse	[maɣsē] > [mahsē] > [massē] > [masse]	✧ PE21/70

ᴹQ. masse² n. “handful, share, just portion (in distribution), measure or capacity (of a person)” (Category: Other Collective Words)

Reference ✧ PE19/48 ✧ masse “handful, share, just portion (in distribution), measure or capacity (of a person)”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ PE19/48

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MAƷ > masse

[maɣse] > [mahse] > [masse]

✧ PE19/48