Early Hick Lexicon — Colors

Entries in the Colors semantic field.

gra /gra/

grey (adjective) — Lost other meanings by Early Hick, making ka- prefix unnecessary [Colors, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *grau

Shows vowel sequence simplification

grakur /gra.kur/

grey copper (noun) [Metals, Colors]

Shows descriptive compound formation for metal types

kagral /ka.gral/

earthy, brown (adjective) [Colors, Basic Terms]

kel /kel/

sky (noun) — Often used in compounds referring to celestial phenomena [Celestial Terms, Natural World]

blue (noun) — Derived from association with sky color [Colors]

leaf (noun) — Productive in botanical compounds [Flora, Plant Terms]

Proto-Hick *kelu

Shows semantic extension from 'leaf' to 'sky', possibly through metaphor of canopy

mar /mar/

blood, life-fluid; red (noun) [Body Parts, Colors]

Proto-Hick *maru

thir /θir/

air, wind (noun) [Elements]

white (noun) [Colors]

elder, elderly, white-haired (noun) — Extended from 'white' through white hair; productive in age-marked compounds. [Kinship Terms, Age Terms]

Proto-Hick *haru