ON. malda n. “gold (as metal)”

ON. malda n. “gold (as metal)”

References ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL

Glosses

• “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (maltha)

Variations

• malda ✧ Ety/SMAL
• maltha ✧ EtyAC/SMAL
• smalda ✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Changes

• malda “gold (as metal)” >> smalda ✧ Ety/SMAL
• maltha >> malda ✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. malta “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL (malda); EtyAC/SMAL (malta)
• N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (malt)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (smaltā)
  • < ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL

Derivatives

• > N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • ⇒ N. Malevarn “Golden Brown”
  • ⇒ N. mallorn “gold tree”
  • ⇒ N. malthen “of gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ⇒ N. Melthinorn “Tree of Gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ⇒ S. Melthinorn “Tree of Gold”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶smaldā > malda	[smaldā] > [smalda] > [m̥alda]	✧ Ety/SMAL
ᴹ✶smaltā > maltha	[smaltā] > [smalta] > [smaltʰa] > [smalθa] > [m̥alθa]	✧ EtyAC/SMAL