S. [N.] tess, n. “fine pierced hole”

N. tess n. “fine pierced hole”

Reference ✧ EtyAC/TER ✧ “fine pierced hole”

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶ters- “fine pierced hole” ✧ EtyAC/TER.045
  • < ters < ters- ✧ EtyAC/TER.045
  • < ᴹ√TER(ES) “pierce” ✧ Ety/TER.001 (TER/TERES)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶ters- > ters > tess

[tersa] > [ters] > [tess]

✧ EtyAC/TER.053