Ilk. tovon adj. “lowlying, deep, low” (Category: Deep)
An adjective meaning “lowlying, deep, low” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tubnā (Ety/STAB). The short [u] became [o] before the final [a], while the [b] spirantalized to [v] after a vowel, with the [n] becoming syllabic and developing into [-on] after it became final. These developments were all suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/tovon).
Reference ✧ Ety/TUB ✧ “lowlying, deep, low”
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| ᴹ✶tubnā > tovon | [tubnā] > [tubna] > [tobna] > [tovna] > [tovn] > [tovon] | ✧ Ety/TUB |