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Old Noldorin 

malda

noun. gold (as metal)

Changes

  • malda → smalda “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL
  • maltha → malda “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. malta “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
    • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL

Derivatives

  • N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL; Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶smaldā > malda[smaldā] > [smalda] > [m̥alda]✧ Ety/SMAL
ᴹ✶smaltā > maltha[smaltā] > [smalta] > [smaltʰa] > [smalθa] > [m̥alθa]✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Variations

  • maltha ✧ EtyAC/SMAL (maltha)
  • smalda ✧ EtyAC/SMAL
Old Noldorin [Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

malina

adjective. yellow

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶smalinā “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivatives

  • N. malen “yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶smalinā > malina[smalinā] > [smalina] > [m̥alina]✧ Ety/SMAL
Old Noldorin [Ety/SMAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by