S. maetha-¹, v. “to handle, manage, wield, use, treat, deal with”

References ✧ PE17/69, 161-162; VT47/6

Glosses

• “handle, wield, manage, deal with” ✧ VT47/06.1801
• “to handle” ✧ PE17/069.3711
• “to handle, treat, manage” ✧ PE17/161.2905
• “use, wield” ✧ PE17/162.1006

Cognates

• Q. mahta- “to wield, manage, make use of; to deal with, treat, control; to handle, stroke, feel; to wield, deal with; to wield a weapon, fight” ✧ PE17/069.3707; PE17/161.2811; PE17/162.0914; VT47/06.1704
• T. matta- “to handle, wield, manage, deal with” ✧ VT47/06.1711

Derivations

• < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE17/069.3703 (MAƷ); PE17/161.2801 (MAG); PE17/162.0903 (MAƷ)
• < ✶mahtā- “to handle, wield, manage, deal with” ✧ VT47/06.1701 (maʒtā)
  • < maχtā < maʒtā ✧ VT47/06.1701
  • < √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ VT47/18.1806
  • < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE19/100.4414 (MAƷ); VT47/18.1705 (maʒ)

Phonetic Developments

√MAG > maetha-	[magta-] > [makta-] > [maktʰa-] > [maxθa-] > [maiθa-] > [maeθa-]	✧ PE17/161.2905
✶maʒtā > maχtā > maetha	[maɣtā-] > [maxta-] > [maxta-] > [maxtʰa-] > [maxθa-] > [maiθa-] > [maeθa-]	✧ VT47/06.1801