ᴹQ. alma n. “good fortune, weal, wealth, *well-being” (Category: Good Fortune)

⚠️ᴹQ. alma, n. “good fortune, weal, wealth, *well-being” (Category: Good Fortune)

Q. almë “good (or blessed) thing, blessing, piece of good fortune”

References ✧ Ety/ÁLAM, GALA; EtyAC/AL, GAL², GAL(AS); PE22/17, 46

Glosses

• “?increase, growth” ✧ EtyAC/GAL² (alma)
• “good fortune” ✧ Ety/ÁLAM (alma)
• “good fortune, riches” ✧ EtyAC/GAL(AS) (alma)
• “good fortune, weal, wealth” ✧ Ety/GALA
• “riches, (good) fortune, blessedness” ✧ EtyAC/AL (alma)

Related

• ᴺQ. ^aurië “wealth [in possessions], property” versus alma “good fortune, weal, wealth, *well-being”

Element In

• ᴺQ. !almien “cheers, (lit.) to good fortune”

Cognates

• N. galw “?increase, growth” ✧ EtyAC/GAL² (galw)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√ALA¹ “*blessed” ✧ Ety/ÁLAM (AL); EtyAC/AL (AL)
• < ᴹ√GAL² “grow, thrive” ✧ Ety/GALA (GALA); EtyAC/GAL² (GAL²); EtyAC/GAL(AS) (GAL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√AL > alma	[alma]	✧ Ety/ÁLAM
ᴹ√GALA > alma	[galma] > [ɣalma] > [alma]	✧ Ety/GALA
ᴹ√AL > alma	[alma]	✧ EtyAC/AL
ᴹ√GAL² > alma	[galma] > [ɣalma] > [alma]	✧ EtyAC/GAL²
ᴹ√GAL > alma	[galma] > [ɣalma] > [alma]	✧ EtyAC/GAL(AS)