Early Quenya
lambe
noun. tongue of body but also occasionally of land or even = speech
Cognates
- G. lam “tongue, speech” ✧ LT2A/Eglamar
Derivations
- ᴱ√LAVA “lick” ✧ LT2A/Eglamar; QL/052
Element in
- Eq. i·lambe’n·noldolion “the tongue of the gnomes” ✧ PE14/042; PE14/071
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LAVA > lambe [lamβē] > [lamβe] > [lambe] ✧ QL/052 Variations
- lambë ✧ LT2A/Eglamar
-issa
suffix. language
Derivations
- ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Element in
- Eq. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
- Eq. Noldorissa “Language of the Noldoli” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ISI > -issa [-issā] > [issa] ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
-qet(se)
suffix. language
Derivations
- ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ QL/077
Element in
- Eq. Qenyaqetsa “*of Qenya-language”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QETE > qet [kʷet] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qet ✧ QL/077
- -qetse ✧ QL/077
lava-
verb. to lick
Cognates
- G. lav- “to lick”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LAVA “lick” ✧ QL/052
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LAVA > lava- [laβ-] > [lav-] ✧ QL/052