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

melin

adjective. dear, beloved

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MELE “love” ✧ QL/060

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MELE > melina[melina]✧ QL/060

Variations

  • melina ✧ QL/060
  • melna ✧ QL/060
  • melen· ✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [PE14/045; PE14/077; PE15/71; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mel(i)na

adjective. dear

malina

adjective. yellow

Cognates

Element in

Variations

  • malin(d) ✧ QL/058
Early Quenya [PME/058; QL/044; QL/058; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mel-

verb. to love

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MELE “love” ✧ QL/060

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MELE > mel-[mel-]✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [PE14/057; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

malin(d)

adjective. yellow

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

níva

adjective. pale

Element in

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

santa

adjective. dear, beloved

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SṆTṆ > santa[sṇtā] > [sṇta] > [santa]✧ QL/085
Early Quenya [PE16/143; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by