Lemizh / English dictionary
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lepxà.
to make daisies
Etymology
gender change of
< NLem lepxOj‑a
< LMLem lèb‑xÒj‑ar, compound of
LMLem lèb‑ar ‘flower’
< MLem leeb‑ar ‘flower(ing plant)’
< OLem lēb‑ ‘fascinate, charm’
< PLem *lewb‑ ‘confuse’, Narten present of
< PIE *leu̯bʰ‑ ‘love; infatuate, confuse’
—and—
LMLem xÒj‑yr ‘egg’
< MLem xOUj‑yr
< OLem xöüj‑
< PLem *xōwj‑
< PIE *h₂ōu̯i̯‑óm, vriddhi derivative of
PIE *h₂éu̯i‑s ‘bird’
The daisy is called ‘egg flower’ for its colouring. Feminisation is common in flower names, but not as universal as in trees.
Cognates
Eng love; Eng egg