Contionary:*dɛcáw

This entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Glaeglo-Hyudrontic

Etymology

Possibly related to *chawjɪ́G (blood) via *chaw-wáX (blood-tree, shavvak), as broken limbs of a variety of Collasucus trees were used by most GH peoples to make bows due to their favorable elastic qualities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛˈcaw]

Noun

*dɛcáw

1. a bow comprised of only one type of wood, or generally a bow

Descendants

• Proto-Hyudrontic: *däčav (self bow, or the ceremonious hanging of a murderer from a Collasucus tree)
• Proto-Kana: *dɔɔkɔ́