Lemizh / English dictionary
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pàv.
to make straight, to straighten
Etymology
< NLem pevn‑a
< LMLem pèvont‑yr
< MLem peevont‑yr
< OLem pē‑dhont‑, compound of
OLem pē‑ ‘kind of official, probably of the clergy’
< PLem *pē‑, Narten present of
< PIE *peh₁i̯‑ ‘rebuke’
—and—
OLem dhont‑ ‘tooth’
< PLem *edhont‑
< PIE *h̥₁d‑ónt‑s, Narten present active participle of
PIE *h₁ed‑ ‘eat’
Apparently, high-ranking people were known for their straight teeth in Old Lemizh times.
Cognates
Ved pī́yati ‘rebuke’; Eng tooth