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Early Primitive Elvish

koto Reconstructed

root. nut

A hypothetical early root from the 1910s that would serve as the basis for Elvish “nut” words such as ᴱQ. kote and G. cod (QL/48; GL/26). In 1969, Tolkien introduced a new form Q. pec- for “nut” (PE22/155).

Derivatives

  • Eq. kote “nut”
  • G. cod “nut”
  • G. coth “nutshell, husk”
Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by