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!

Early Quenya

karina

adjective. finished

Cognates

  • G. carn “done, finished”

Element in

  • Eq. ilkarna “unfinished” ✧ QL/041
Early Quenya [QL/041; QL/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kara-

verb. to do, make

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶kar- “to make” ✧ PE14/058
    • ᴱ√KARA “do, make”
  • ᴱ√KARA “do, make” ✧ QL/045

Element in

  • Eq. karina “finished” ✧ QL/045
  • Eq. hu·karne ha min “he did it first (i.e. either before anyone else did so, or before he did anything else)” ✧ PE14/084

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶kar > kare[kar-]✧ PE14/058
ᴱ√KARA > karin[kar-]✧ QL/045

Variations

  • kara ✧ PE15/71
  • kar- ✧ QL/045 (kar-)
Early Quenya [PE14/058; PE14/084; PE15/71; QL/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by