Early Quenya
ninwa
adjective. blue
Changes
ninya→ ninda ✧ PE16/138Cognates
- En. nainn “blue” ✧ PE13/164
Derivations
Element in
- Eq. Nierninwa “Sirius, Blue bee” ✧ LT1A/Nielluin
- Eq. sinqitalla laiqaninwa “*sparkling green and blue” ✧ VT40/08
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶nindyā > ninya [nindʲā] > [nindʲa] > [ninja] ✧ PE13/164 ᴱ√NINI > ninwa [ninwā] > [ninwa] ✧ QL/066 Variations
- ninya ✧ PE13/164; PE16/138 (
ninya)
ninda
adjective. blue
ninya
adjective. blue