This entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Cuyic

Etymology

Unknown. One explanation is that it comes from rebracketing of *dihreh (feminine form of *dréyh) as *d(r)ih-reh, though this is rejected by most linguists.

Pronunciation

Suffix

*-reh

  1. derives feminine forms of nouns and adjectives