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Early Quenya

malka

adjective. giving pain, hurtful

Cognates

  • G. balc “cruel, evil”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MBALA “crush, hurt, pain, damage, give maim to” ✧ QL/058

Element in

  • Eq. Malkamekte “*Heart of Evil”
  • Eq. malkane “torture” ✧ QL/058 (malkane)
  • Eq. Malkarauke “Balrogs, fire-demons, balrogs, fire demon, Melko’s demons” ✧ QL/058

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MALA³ > malka[mbalkā] > [mbalka] > [malka]✧ QL/058
Early Quenya [QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

malke

adjective. rich

Changes

  • malka → malke ✧ QL/062

Cognates

  • G. malc “rich, powerful”

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. malkasta “lordship, province” ✧ QL/062

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MḶKḶ > malke[mḹki] > [mḹke] > [malke]✧ QL/062

Variations

  • malka ✧ QL/062 (malka)
Early Quenya [QL/062] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aute

adjective. rich

Cognates

  • G. ausin “rich; fortune” ✧ LT2A/Ausir

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AW̯A “*wealth” ✧ LT2A/Ausir; QL/033

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√AW̯A > aute[awti] > [awte] > [aute]✧ QL/033
ᴱ√AW̯A > ausi[awti-] > [auti-] > [autsi-] > [ausi-]✧ QL/033

Variations

  • autë ✧ LT2A/Ausir
  • aute ✧ QL/033
Early Quenya [LT2A/Ausir; QL/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by