S. lebed n. “thumb” (Category: Thumb)

⚠️S. lebed, n. “thumb” (Category: Thumb)

S. naub “thumb”

Reference ✧ VT47/27 ✧ “thumb”

Cognates

• Q. lepta “fingered; thumb” ✧ VT47/27
• T. lepet “thumb” ✧ VT47/27

Derivations

• < ✶lepetā “thumb, ‘picker’; finger” ✧ VT47/27 (lepet(ā))
  • < √LEP “pick up/out (with the fingers); finger” ✧ VT47/27

Phonetic Developments

✶lepet(ā) > lebed

[lepetā] !!! [lepeta] > [lepet] > [lepet] > [lebed]

✧ VT47/27