ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) n. “mineral, gem, metal” (Category: Rock, Stone)

References ✧ PME/83; QL/83, 85

Glosses

• “gem” ✧ QL/85 (sink)
• “mineral, gem” ✧ PME/83
• “mineral, metal, gem” ✧ QL/83

Variations

• sink ✧ PME/83; QL/83; QL/85 (sink)

Related

• Q. sintamo “smith” may in its initial element be related to sink “mineral, gem, metal”

Inflections

sinq-	stem	✧ PME/83; QL/83
sinq-	stem	✧ QL/85

Element In

• ᴱQ. sinqe “jewel, gem”
• ᴱQ. sinqe?? “sparkle as with gems” ✧ QL/85 (sinqe??)
• ᴱQ. sinqele “mine” ✧ QL/83
• ᴱQ. sinqevoite “gemmed” ✧ QL/83; QL/85 (sinqevo??)
• ᴱQ. sinqina “metallic” ✧ QL/83

Cognates

• G. sinc “metal”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√SINI “pale blue‽” ✧ QL/83
• < ᴱ√SṆTYṆ “twinkle” ✧ QL/85 (SṆT͡YṆ)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√SINI > sink

[siŋkʷ] > [siŋk]

✧ QL/83