Early Quenya
nos
noun. wetness, damp
Derivations
- ᴱ√NOSO “*damp, wet” ✧ QL/067
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NOSO > nos [noss] > [nos] ✧ QL/067
soresta
noun. family
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The word ᴱQ. soresta “family” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as a combination of ᴱQ. so- “together” and ᴱQ. resta “kin” (QL/85).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. orendë as a combination of later prefix Q. o- “together” and ᴺQ. rendë “kin”. Furthermore, I would use it specifically for a nuclear family (just the parents and children), as opposed to Q. nossë which seems to refer to an extended family or clan.