Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

kanya

adjective. bold; wise

Cognates

  • N. cann “bold” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KAN > kanya[kanja]✧ Ety/KAN

Variations

  • Kanya ✧ PE22/124
Qenya [Ety/KAN; PE22/124] Group: Eldamo. Published by

verya

adjective. bold, bold, *brave

Cognates

  • On. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
  • N. beren “bold” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

  • ᴹQ. verie “boldness, boldness, *daring”
  • ᴺQ. veryandë “adventure, undertaking”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BER > verya[berja] > [βerja] > [verja]✧ Ety/BER
Qenya [Ety/BER; EtyAC/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by