Cognate Set 607 – Meaning: lake

IE-CoR reference form:
lič
IE-CoR reference language:
Armenian: Classical
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Proposed as cognate to:
lac [Middle English] scale: 0
Justification:
Generally derived from a (collective?) formation *lēg-i̯a- to PIE *le⁽g̑⁾- 'to drip, trickle' (Olsen 1999:70, Jahukyan & Sargsyan 2010:297, cf. HAB II:282-283, IEW 657, LIV² 397). Possibly cognate with Modern English 'lake' if not a loanword from Old French (cf. further discussion in cognate set 5612). Alternatively, derived from the analogous formation *plēh₂g-i̯o/a- to root *pleh₂g- 'flat, wide', which is better supported by semantic parallels, cf. Kölligan 2019: 248.
Found in clades:
Armenian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 3 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
15   Armenian: Western lič լիճ lidʒ lidʒ
14   Armenian: Eastern lič լիճ litʃ litʃ
13   Armenian: Classical lič լիճ litʃ litʃ-ɑ-
References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay: II:282-283
  • Jahukyan, G. B. and Sargsyan, Vahan: 297
    From *lēg-i̯- (cf. OIr. legaim 'flow'; OE leccan 'to wet, moisten; water, irrigate'); cf. also լիկ lik 'lagoon; wash pot' and cognate set 2767
  • Kölligan, Daniel: 248
    Uridg. *pleh₂g-o- 'flach, breit' → vorurarm. *plēh₂g-o/eh₂ 'Meeresoberfläche' > arm. lik; vorurarm. *plēh₂g-i̯o/eh₂ > lič
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette: 70
    Arm. lič 'lake, pond' ([IEW](src-49) 657), reconstructed as *lēgi̯a- (collective formation?) from *leg- 'tröpfeln, sickern, zergehen'. The lengthened grade is consistent with other derivatives (e.g. *to-stem W. llaith, Bret. leiz 'humid' < *lekto-).
  • Rix, Helmut: 397
    Cf. s.v. ?*le⁽g̑⁾- 'tröpfeln' (IEW 657). Only Germanic and Celtic.