nel-

prefix. tri-

Derivations

• ᴹ√NEL “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Element in

• ᴺQ. nellon “granite, (lit.) tri-rock”
• Q. Nelólamaitë “triconsonantal”
• ᴹQ. Nelólamaite “triconsonantal”
• ᴹQ. neltil “triangle” ✧ Ety/NEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NEL > nel-	[nel-]	✧ Ety/NEL

nelde

cardinal. three

Cognates

• N. neledh “three” ✧ Ety/NEL
• Ilk. neld “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Derivations

• ᴹ√NELED “three” ✧ Ety/NEL

Element in

• ᴹQ. Neldion “Day of the Three, fifth day of the Valian week”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NÉL-ED > nelde	[nelede] > [nelde]	✧ Ety/NEL