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Contracted
¤Á pla also occurs in some other constructions, most particularly in
the expression ͻբ»Ô¤Á eduttaaple `right opposite, right in front'.
This apparently derives from the LT form ͻկ etir `opposite' +
»Ô¨ taan `emphatic' + ؽÔÁ poola `as if'.The fact
that this form loses a long vowel Ñ oo, which is otherwise not to be
expected in changes from LT to ST is evidence for the grammaticalization of
this form from a postposition to another grammatical category.
Haorld_F.Schiffman