N. fileg n. “small bird”

N. fileg, n. “small bird, [Q.] *sparrow”

References ✧ Ety/PHILIK

Glosses

• “small bird” ✧ Ety/PHILIK

Variations

• fileg ✧ Ety/PHILIK
• filigod ✧ Ety/PHILIK

Inflections

filig

plural

✧ Ety/PHILIK

Cognates

• ᴹQ. filit “small bird, sparrow” ✧ Ety/PHILIK; Ety/PHILIK (filiki)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√PHILIK “small bird” ✧ Ety/PHILIK

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√PHILIK > filig

[pʰilike] > [ɸilike] > [filike] > [filik] > [filig]

✧ Ety/PHILIK

G. bil n. “bird”

References ✧ GL/23, 31, 39

Glosses

• “bird” ✧ GL/23 (bil)

Variations

• bil ✧ GL/23; GL/31; GL/23 (bil)

Related

• blaith “spirit” cp. note bil ✧ GL/23
• duiling “swallow” cp. bil ✧ GL/31

Changes

• bil “bird” >> bilin “a small bird” ✧ GL/23

Inflections

-wil

suffix

✧ GL/39

Element In

• G. bilin(c) “small bird, sparrow”
• G. biltha- “to flutter, flit” ✧ GL/23
• G. glindwil “a swallow” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶du(w)il ✧ GL/31 (du̯il)
• < ᴱ√VILI “*air” ✧ GL/22 (bīl-)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√bīl- > bil	[βil] > [bil]	✧ GL/23
ᴱ✶du̯il > bil	[dwil] !!! [bil]	✧ GL/31

G. bilin(c) n. “small bird, sparrow”

References ✧ GL/22-23, 47; LT1A/Tinfang

Glosses

• “a small bird” ✧ GL/22 (bilin)
• “sparrow” ✧ GL/23 (bilinc)
• “sparrow, bird (small)” ✧ GL/23 (bilinc)
• “sparrow, small bird” ✧ LT1A/Tinfang

Variations

• bilin(c) ✧ LT1A/Tinfang; GL/47 (#bilin(c))
• bilin ✧ GL/22; GL/23
• bilinc ✧ GL/22; GL/23; GL/23; GL/23 (bilinc)

Elements

bil	“bird”
inc	“little”

Element In

• G. Gwarbilin “Birdward(en)” ✧ GL/47 (gwarbilin(c)); LT1A/Tinfang

Derivations

• < ᴱ√VILI “*air” ✧ GL/22 (bīl-)