N. lhain adj. “free(d)” (Category: Free)

⚠️N. lhain, adj. “free(d)” (Category: Free)

ᴺS. ^lain “free(d), *liberated”

Reference ✧ Ety/LEK ✧ “free(d)”

Cognates

• Ilk. legol “nimble, active, running free” ✧ Ety/LEK

Derivations

• < ᴹ√LEK “loose, let loose, release” ✧ Ety/LEK
  • < lhein < LEK ✧ Ety/LEK

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√LEK > lhein > lhain

[lekna] > [legna] > [leŋna] > [leina] > [lein] > [l̥ein] > [l̥ain]

✧ Ety/LEK