Lemizh / English dictionary
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txeklàw.
to make ivory
Etymology
< NLem tsetlOw‑a
< LMLem etst‑elèfa‑yr, compound of
LMLem, MLem etst‑yr ‘silver’
< Ghe etsᴛ‑ə̄ /ɛts̟t̠ɯː/
—and—
LMLem elèfa‑yr ‘elephant’
< Koi ἐλέφᾱ‑ς
< SHell *eléphan‑s, probably from an Afro-Asiatic language
Ivory was called ‘elephant silver’ for its value und bright colour. This didn’t help the elephants in any way.