N. niniel adj. “tearful” (Category: Tear)

N. niniel, adj. “tearful” (Category: Tear)

N. nínui “*tearful”

Reference ✧ Ety/NEI ✧ “tearful”

Elements

nîn	“tear”	✧ Ety/NEI
#-iel²	“adjective suffix”	✧ Ety/NEI (#-iel)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶neiniel- “tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶neiniel- > niniel

[neiniela] > [nīniela] > [nīniel] > [niniel]

✧ Ety/NEI