Q. cesta-¹ v. (weak-verb) “to seek, search for” (Category: to Seek)

⚠️Q. cesta-¹, v. (weak-verb) “to seek, search for” (Category: to Seek)

Q. cesta-² “to ask”

Q. ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)”

Reference ✧ PE17/156 ✧ kesta “to seek, search for”

Elements

ces-	“to search, examine (in order to find something)”
-ta	“causative verb suffix”

Element In

• ᴺQ. !alacestaima “unsearchable”
• ᴺQ. !alacestima “unsearchable”
• ᴺQ. !mánacestië “intercession, (lit.) boon-seeking”

Cognates

• ᴺS. !cesta- “to seek, search for, look for”

Derivations

• < √KETH “enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156 (KEÞ)

Phonetic Developments

√KEÞ > kesta

[cetʰta-] > [cesta-]

✧ PE17/156