Lexicon:Proto/siksnain
| siksnain | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Proto CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsiks.nain/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | pre-Fall |
| Later form | Middle Siknei, Middle siksnīnē |
siksnain — the number, and the act it stood for.
Notes
A number that could not be said plainly, and one of the oldest units in the vernacular — old enough that its force had gone and only the meaning remained. Understood without explanation by everyone who encountered it, which is why it survived transmission when so much else did not.