ᴹQ. malta n. “gold (as metal)” (Category: Gold)

References ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL; PE22/50, 103

Glosses

• “gold” ✧ PE22/50; PE22/103
• “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL (malda); EtyAC/SMAL (malta)

Variations

• malta ✧ PE22/50; PE22/103; EtyAC/SMAL (malta)
• malda ✧ Ety/SMAL

Changes

• malta >> malda ✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Element In

• ᴹQ. malta launen “gold abounded to me, I had lots of gold” ✧ PE22/103

Cognates

• N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (malt)
• ON. malda “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (maltha)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL (smaltā)
  • < ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶smaldā > malda	[smaldā] > [m̥aldā] > [maldā] > [malda]	✧ Ety/SMAL
ᴹ✶smaltā > malta	[smaltā] > [m̥altā] > [maltā] > [malta]	✧ EtyAC/SMAL