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==English==
===Conjunction===
{{head|YXS-EN|conjunction|gloss=but}}
# Used to set one word or clause against another, marking a contrast or an exception.
====Translations====
{{Translations|gloss=used to set one word or clause against another
|YCQ-BE=lavon
}}
==Proto-Andusian==
==Proto-Andusian==



Revision as of 10:06, 7 September 2026

English

Conjunction

but

  1. Used to set one word or clause against another, marking a contrast or an exception.

Translations

Translations — used to set one word or clause against another
Andusian

Proto-Andusian

Adjective

*but

  1. near, close
  2. beside
  3. (by extension) imminent

Related terms

Descendants

  • Proto-North-Andusian: *but
  • Proto-South-Andusian: *buʔ
  • Proto-Unterian: *buti

Proto-North-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *but (“near”).

Adjective

*but

  1. near, close
  2. beside
  3. (by extension) imminent