G. Gainu [ng-] pn. “Tormentor”

⚠️G. Gainu [ng-], pn. “Tormentor”

References ✧ GG/8; GL/18-19, 37; LT1A/Angaino; PE13/110

Glosses

• “Tormentor” ✧ LT1A/Angaino

Variations

• Gainu ✧ GG/8; GL/18; GL/19; GL/37; LT1A/Angaino; GL/37 (Gainu)
• Angainu ✧ GL/19
• Angain ✧ PE13/110

Related

• Gainu “Tormentor” is popularly [but incorrectly] connected with ang “iron” ✧ LT1A/Angaino

Inflections

i·Ngainu

soft-mutation; ng-mutation

✧ GG/8

Cognates

• ᴱQ. Angaino “Oppressor, Tormentor” ✧ GG/8; GL/18; GL/37 (Angainu); LT1A/Angaino

Derivations

• < ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ GL/37 (ŋaı̯)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√ŋaı̯ > Gainu

[ŋainū] > [ŋgainū] > [ŋgainu] > [gainu]

✧ GL/37