Re: Baby/infant

Charlie wrote:
> I'm looking for a word for "baby/infant" in a natlang that has not
> evolved from "indistinct speech" (baba > baby) or from "not speaking"
> (in-fans > infant).  Does anyone know of such?
>
> Charlie
Well, it's conlang, and nursery/colloquial, but Kash has _veve_ and _meme_,
derived from _velu_ 'new' and _anamelu_ 'newborn child' (medical jargon
'neonate')