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Early Quenya

maksa-

verb. to cook

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. maksa- “cook” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√M(B)ASA “cook, bake” (QL/59). A nearby alternate form mark- was added and then deleted.

Neo-Quenya: The root √MBAS continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings, so I would retain ᴺQ. maxa- “cook” for purposes of Neo-Quenya from primitive ✱mbaskā-. The verbal suffix -kā is very unusual, and maxa- might instead be derived from an ancient noun or adjective.

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√M(B)ASA “cook, bake” ✧ QL/059

Element in

  • Eq. maksar “cook” ✧ QL/059

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√M(B)ASA > maksa-[mbaskā] > [mbaska] > [mbaksa] > [maska]✧ QL/059

Variations

  • mark- ✧ QL/059 (mark-)
Early Quenya [QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by