Early Quenya
avesta
noun. summer
Cognates
- En. awest “summer” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
Derivations
- ᴱ✶awestá ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
Element in
- Eq. Andonavestan “Gates of Summer”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶awestá > avesta [awéstā] > [awésta] > [auésta] > [awésta] > [avésta] ✧ PE13/137 ᴱ✶awestá > avesta [awéstā] > [awésta] > [auésta] > [awésta] > [avésta] ✧ PE13/160 Variations
- avesta ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
avesta
noun. opening, beginning, overture
Derivations
- ᴱ√AFA “open, begin” ✧ QL/029
Element in
- Eq. Avestalis “January” ✧ QL/029
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AFA > avesta [aɸestā] > [aɸesta] > [afesta] > [avesta] ✧ QL/029 Variations
- avesta ✧ QL/029
saiwali
noun. summer