Qenya
hu
noun. howl
Changes
ñōn→ hu “growl [deleted], groan” ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Cognates
- N.
ûn“howl; groan” ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Derivations
- ᴹ√
ÑO(N)✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑŌ²/ÑONO > hu [ŋu] > [ɣu] > [hu] ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² Variations
ñōn✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² (ñōn)
huo
noun. dog
Cognates
- N. hû “dog” ✧ Ety/KHUGAN
Derivations
- ᴹ√KHUG “bark, bay” ✧ Ety/KHUGAN
Element in
- ᴺQ. huolë “litter (of pups, cubs, etc.)”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KHUG > huo [kʰugo] > [xugo] > [xuɣo] > [xuo] > [huo] ✧ Ety/KHUGAN
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “dog” derived from the root ᴹ√KHUG “bark, bay” (Ety/KHUGAN). It is probably one of the better known words for “dog” in Quenya, and was widely used in Helge Fauskanger’s NQNT (NQNT).