N. melch adj. “greedy” (Category: Desire)

N. melch, adj. “greedy” (Category: Desire)

G. nauglafel “mean, avaricious, (lit.) dwarf-natured”

Reference ✧ Ety/MIL-IK ✧ “greedy”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. milka “greedy” ✧ Ety/MIL-IK

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MIL(IK) “*greed, lust” ✧ Ety/MIL-IK (MIL-IK)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MIL-IK > melch

[milka] > [milkʰa] > [milxa] > [melxa] > [melx]

✧ Ety/MIL-IK

ᴱN. gag adj. “greedy” (Category: Desire)

Reference ✧ PE13/143 ✧ “greedy”

Element In

• ᴱN. gagros “greed” ✧ PE13/143