Q. marto n. “tower” (Category: Tower)

Q. marto, n. “tower” (Category: Tower)

References ✧ NM/228; PE17/66

Glosses

• “tower” ✧ PE17/66; NM/228 (*marto)

Related

• *marto “tower” was lost and generally replaced by osto “(orig.) fortification” ✧ NM/228

Cognates

• S. barad “tower, great towering building” ✧ NM/228; PE17/66

Derivations

• < √BARAT “lofty, high, height combined with strength/size/majesty” ✧ PE17/66 (BAR-AT)
  • < #√BAR
• < √M(B)ARAT “doom, fate” ✧ NM/228 (ṃbarat)
  • < √MBAR “settle, dwell; establish, fix, decide, determine, make a decision”

Phonetic Developments

√BAR-AT > marto

[mbarto] > [marto]

✧ PE17/66