Lemizh / English dictionary
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xUxtrà.
to make comets
Etymology
< NLem xUxter‑a, academic loan of
< OLem xü‑xter‑, compound of
OLem xü‑ ‘blow’
< PLem *xū‑, root present of
< PIE *h₂u̯eh₁‑
—and—
OLem xter‑ ‘planet’
< PLem *xter‑
< PIE *h₂stér‑s ‘star’
The regular NLem outcome would be xter‑a (with apocope of U), which is homophonous with the word for ‘star’; so, the word was re-made from OLem.
The literal meaning ‘blowing/blown planet’ could refer to its ‘blowing’ tail or to comets’ habit of disappearing, as if they were blown away with the wind.
Cognates
Eng wi‑nd; Eng star