lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

Lemizh / English dictionary


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plàk.

to unlock something-dat, to open a lock-acc to something-dat

plÌk. a lock
plùk. key

Etymology

NLem, LMLem, MLem pylk‑a, reanalysis of
OLem pylkanh‑ ‘cover, conceal > lock’
PLem *palkanh‑ ‘cover, conceal’, néH-present of
PIE *pelk‑

The n was reanalysed as a negation in late OLem, after the syncope of stem-final h.

Cognates

Eng feal ‘hide’