Lemizh / English dictionary
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htrà.
to make an older sibling of someone-nom; in Lemizh grammar: to make an earlier (left) sibling object of a later (right) one-nom
htrè. jounger sibling of someone-acc
Usage notes
This word, in its changing meanings, has always symbolised the (real or imagined) strength of Lemizh family bonds.
Etymology
< NLem htir‑a ‘jounger sibling’
< LMLem, MLem cUtir‑yr ‘daughter’
< OLem zhütir‑ ‘mother, daughter?’
< PLem *dzuɦter‑ ‘daughter’
< PIE *dʰugh₂tér‑s
Cognates
Eng daughter, Gk θυγάτηρ ‘daughter, maid-servant’