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).
Qenya
hwan
noun. sponge, fungus
Cognates
- N. chwann “sponge, fungus” ✧ Ety/SWAD
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺQ. hwandasar “pumice, (lit.) sponge-stone”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶swanda > hwan [swanda] > [swand] > [w̥and] > [w̥an] ✧ Ety/SWAD
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 “sponge, fungus” derived from primitive ᴹ✶swanda under the root ᴹ√SWAD (Ety/SWAD). Its plural hwandi indicates a stem form of hwand-.