User:Jackwolfroven/hlipoq

Whtevi

Etymology

From Old Whtevi lipoq, from Proto-Lyndian *lebʰù (“banner, mane (of a horse)”) (compare Modern Basque lepo), borrowed from the same source from which Proto-Uralic *lepu, lepk- (“flag”) (compare Finnish lippu, Hungarian lobogó, Saami (deprecated template usage) leavga) and possibly from which Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b- (“to hang loose, to drift”). The word was probably alien to both Proto-Uralic, Proto-Lyndian, and Proto-Indo-European, as the expected original form of the word is approximately *leb̥ɣ̬̜ʷ (“that which waves, flies”), which featured multiple voice distinctions and fricative syllabicity.
Potentially also related to Hungarian lóg (“to hang, be suspended”), Arabic علق (`allaqa, “to cling, have an attachment”).

Pronunciation

(Standard, Cinkeihldi) IPA^(key): /ˈle.buʔ/

Noun

hlipoq

flag, standard, banner, streamer