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Primitive adûnaic

minil

root. heaven, sky

A Primitive Adûnaic root glossed “heaven, sky” that Tolkien used as an example of an “early borrowing” from Primitive Elvish: the Primitive Elvish root √MENEL became ✶Ad. √MINIL from whatever Avari language influenced Primitive Adûnaic (SD/414).

Cognates

  • ᴹ√MENEL “heaven, sky” ✧ SD/414

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MENEL “heaven, sky” ✧ SD/414

Derivatives

  • Ad. minal “the heavens, sky” ✧ SD/414

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MENEL > MINIL[menel] > [menil] > [minil]✧ SD/414
Primitive adûnaic [SD/414] Group: Eldamo. Published by