N. nimmid(a)- v. “to whiten” (Category: White)

N. nimmid(a)-, v. “to whiten” (Category: White)

References ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Glosses

• “to whiten” ✧ Ety/NIK-W (nimmid)

Variations

• nimmid ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Inflections

nimmint

past

✧ Ety/NIK-W

Elements

nimp

“pale”

stem

✧ Ety/NIK-W (nim)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W (ninqitá-)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W (NIK-W)
• < ᴹ✶ninkwitā- “to make white (or pale), whiten”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NIK-W > nimmid

[niŋkwit-] > [nimpit-] > [nimpʰit-] > [nimɸit-] > [nimfit-] > [nimfid-] > [nimmid-]

✧ Ety/NIK-W