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*''-óm'' is a noun suffix of unclear meaning, historically an augmentative. | *''-óm'' is a noun suffix of unclear meaning, historically an augmentative. | ||
*''-wñ'' is a suffix meaning "a person associated with [noun] or who does [verb]" (unknown origin). | *''-wñ'' is a suffix meaning "a person associated with [noun] or who does [verb]" (unknown origin). | ||
**'' | **''birítswñ'' means 'speaker (a person who speaks)', from ''biríts'' 'to speak; speech'. | ||
**''trovihwñ'' means 'vegetarian' (from ''trovih'' 'vegetarianism'). | **''trovihwñ'' means 'vegetarian' (from ''trovih'' 'vegetarianism'). | ||
**''sbwiþwñ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.) | **''sbwiþwñ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.) |
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