A noun for “pool” derived from the root ᴹ√LIN (Ety/LIN¹). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. linya suggests its primitive form was ✱✶linyā [linjā]. If so, it is an example of how, after [[ilk|final [a] was lost]], the [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/line).
Doriathrin
moth
noun. pool
Cognates
- ᴹQ. motto “blot” ✧ Ety/MBOTH
Derivations
- ᴹ√MBOTH “*pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH
Element in
- Ilk. umboth “large pool” ✧ Ety/MBOTH
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√MBOTH > moth [mbottʰō] > [mbottʰo] > [mboθθo] > [mboθo] > [mboθ] > [moθ] ✧ Ety/MBOTH
line
noun. pool
Cognates
- ᴹQ. linya “pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹
Derivations
- ᴹ√LIN “pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹
Element in
- Ilk. Taiglin “Deep-pool” ✧ Ety/LIN¹
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LIN¹ > line [linjā] > [linja] > [linj] > [lini] > [line] ✧ Ety/LIN¹
A Doriathrin noun for “pool”, derived from root ᴹ√MBOTH (Ety/MBOTH). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. motto suggests a primitive form of ✱✶mbottʰō. As pointed out by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/moth), the primitive [mb-] might be expected to have become [b-], since initial nasals usually vanished before stops in Ilkorin, as for example Ilk. bril < MBIRÍL.