Lemizh / English dictionary
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hzàd.
to make donkeys
Etymology
< NLem hzOdn‑a
< LMLem ehw‑xÒdrn‑yr, compound of
LMLem, MLem ehw‑yr ‘horse’
< OLem heshw‑
< PLem *heshw‑
< PIE *h₁ék̑u̯‑os
—and—
LMLem xÒdrn‑yr ‘hare’
< MLem xOUdrnu‑yr
< OLem xöüdrnu‑
< PLem *xōw‑drnu‑, compound of
PLem *xōw‑ ‘ear’
< PIE *h₂ṓu̯s
—and—
PLem *drnu‑ ‘run’, nasal-infix present of
< PIE *dreu̯‑
The donkey is literally called ‘hare-horse’ because of its long ears.
Cognates
Lat equus ‘horse’; Eng ear; Ved drávati ‘runs’