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ᴹQ. hiswa [þ] adj. “grey” (Category: Grey)

ᴹQ. hiswa [þ], adj. “grey [of weather], *foggy, overcast; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] dim, fading” (Category: Grey)
This word is glossed “grey” in The Etymologies, but perhaps means “*foggy, overcast”, since Sindarin cognate hethw means “foggy, obscure, vague” and related noun hiswë means “fog”. @@@

Reference ✧ Ety/KHIS ✧ “grey”

Elements

hiswe “fog”
#-a “adjectival suffix”

Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶khithwa > hiswa [kʰitʰwa] > [kʰiθwa] > [xiθwa] > [hiθwa] > [hiswa] ✧ Ety/KHIS

ᴱQ. hiswa adj. “dim, fading” (Category: Dark, Murky)

References ✧ PME/40; QL/40; VT40/8

Glosses

Element In

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√HISI > hiswa [xiswā] > [xiswa] > [hiswa] ✧ QL/40