Qenya
lokse
noun. hair, hair [in general]
Cognates
- N. lhaws “ringlet” ✧ Ety/LOKH
Derivations
- ᴹ√LOKH “*curl of hair” ✧ Ety/LOKH
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LOKH > lokse [lokʰse] > [lokse] ✧ Ety/LOKH
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lokse
noun. hair, hair [in general]
Cognates
- N. lhaws “ringlet” ✧ Ety/LOKH
Derivations
- ᴹ√LOKH “*curl of hair” ✧ Ety/LOKH
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LOKH > lokse [lokʰse] > [lokse] ✧ Ety/LOKH
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hair” derived from the root ᴹ√LOKH (Ety/LOKH).
Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴱQ. laksa “tress” appeared in a list of body parts from the 1920s (PE14/117).