S. [N.] heledir, n. “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”

N. heledir n. “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”

References ✧ Ety/KHAL¹, SKAL², TIR; EtyAC/KHAL¹

Glosses

• “king fisher” ✧ Ety/TIR.038 (heledirn)
• “‘fishwatcher’, kingsfisher” ✧ Ety/SKAL².010; Ety/KHAL¹.012 (heledir)

Variations

• heledir ✧ Ety/SKAL².010; Ety/KHAL¹.012 (heledir)
• heledirn ✧ Ety/TIR.038
• haledir ✧ EtyAC/KHAL¹.008

Changes

• haledir >> heledir “‘fishwatcher’, kingsfisher” ✧ EtyAC/KHAL¹.008

Elements

hâl	“fish”
tir-	“to watch”	soft-mutation
ᴹ√TIR	“watch, guard”		✧ Ety/SKAL².019

Cognates

• ᴹQ. halatir “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher” ✧ Ety/KHAL¹.008 (halatir); Ety/SKAL².006 (halatir(no)); Ety/TIR.031

Derivations

• < ᴹ√SKAL² “(small) fish” ✧ Ety/KHAL¹.001 (KHAL¹); Ety/SKAL².001
• < ᴹ✶skalatirnō̆ “fish watcher” ✧ Ety/TIR.034 (khalatirnō̆)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KHAL¹ > heledir	[kʰalatir] > [xalatir] > [xeletir] > [xeledir] > [heledir]	✧ Ety/KHAL¹.012
ᴹ√SKAL² > heledir	[skalatir] > [skʰalatir] > [sxalatir] > [xalatir] > [xeletir] > [xeledir] > [heledir]	✧ Ety/SKAL².010
ᴹ✶khalatirnō̆ > heledirn	[kʰalatirnō] > [kʰalatirno] > [xalatirno] > [xeletirno] > [xeletirn] > [xeledirn] > [heledirn]	✧ Ety/TIR.038