Lemizh / English dictionary
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xalàv.
to make intestines
Usage notes
This word specifically refers to the part of the intestinal tract below the stomach.
Etymology
< NLem xal‑ev‑a, clarifying compound of
NLem xal‑a
< LMLem xàl‑yr
< MLem xayl‑yr ‘tube’
< OLem xayl‑
< PLem *xawl‑
< PIE *h₂éu̯l‑os
—and—
NLem, LMLem, MLem ev‑a ‘eat’
< OLem hedh‑
< PLem *hedh‑, Narten present of
< PIE *h₁ed‑
Cognates
Gk αὐλός ‘flute, pipe’; Eng eat