S. hwâ n. “breeze[?]”

⚠️S. hwâ, n. “breeze[?]”

ᴺS. ^hwest “puff, breath, breeze”

References ✧ PE17/34

Glosses

• “breeze[?]” ✧ PE17/34 (whaewar)

Variations

• hwâ ✧ PE17/34
• wá ✧ PE17/34
• wáwa ✧ PE17/34
• whaewar ✧ PE17/34
• gwāw ✧ PE17/34
• hwa ✧ PE17/34

Derivations

• < √WĀ “blow; noise of wind” ✧ PE17/34; PE17/34; PE17/34
• < √WAY “blow, be disturbed” ✧ PE17/34 (SWAW)

Phonetic Developments

√WĀ > whaewar	[swaiwar] > [w̥aiwar] > [w̥aeiwar]	✧ PE17/34
√WĀ > gwāw	[wā] > [wǭ] > [gwǭ] > [gwau]	✧ PE17/34
√SWAW > hwâ	[swa] > [w̥a] > [w̥ā]	✧ PE17/34