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Early Quenya

naista-

verb. to oppress, cause great grief to

Cognates

  • G. gaista- “to oppress, cause great grief to” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ŋaista- “to oppress, cause great grief to” ✧ GL/37
    • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ GL/37

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ŋaistă- > naista[ŋaðʲsta-] > [ŋajsta-] > [ŋaista-] > [naista-]✧ GL/37

Variations

  • naista ✧ GL/37
Early Quenya [GL/37] Group: Eldamo. Published by