Lemizh / English dictionary

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.