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

luin

adverb. ago

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LUHU “*time” ✧ QL/056

Element in

  • Eq. luina “ago” ✧ QL/056

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LUHU > luin[luxin] > [luɣin] > [luin]✧ QL/056
Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luina

adjective. ago

Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ninda

adjective. blue

ninwa

adjective. blue

Changes

  • ninyaninda ✧ PE16/138

Cognates

  • En. nainn “blue” ✧ PE13/164

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶nindyā “blue” ✧ PE13/164
    • ᴱ√NINI “*blue”
  • ᴱ√NINI “*blue” ✧ QL/066

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶nindyā > ninya[nindʲā] > [nindʲa] > [ninja]✧ PE13/164
ᴱ√NINI > ninwa[ninwā] > [ninwa]✧ QL/066

Variations

  • ninya ✧ PE13/164; PE16/138 (ninya)
Early Quenya [LT1A/Nielluin; PE13/164; PE16/138; PME/066; QL/066; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ninya

adjective. blue

laiwa

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶sleiwa > laiwa[sleiwā] > [sleiwa] > [leiwa] > [laiwa]✧ PE13/149
Early Quenya [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iye

adverb. ago

níva

adjective. pale

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yú-

prefix. ago

Element in

  • Eq. yúye “long ago” ✧ PE15/68

Variations

  • yū- ✧ PE15/68
Early Quenya [PE15/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by