oia

adverb/adjective. everlasting

Derivations

• ᴹ✶oiyā “everlasting” ✧ Ety/OY
  • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Element in

• ᴹQ. Oiakúma ✧ Ety/OY
• ᴹQ. Oiolosse “Everlasting Whiteness” ✧ Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶oı̯yā > oia	[oijā] > [oija] > [oia]	✧ Ety/OY

ia

adverb. ever

Derivations

• ᴹ✶geiā “ever” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY
  • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Element in

• ᴹQ. iale “everlasting age” ✧ Ety/GEY (iale)
• ᴹQ. Iolosse “ever-snow, Everlasting Snow” ✧ Ety/EY (Iolosse)
• ᴹQ. Ialasse “Everlasting Whiteness”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶eı̯ā > ia	[eja] > [ia]	✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ✶geı̯ā > ia	[geja] > [ɣeja] > [ɣia] > [ia]	✧ Ety/GEY

oi

adverb. ever

Derivations

• ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√OY > oi	[oj] > [oi]	✧ Ety/OY

oi-

verb. to live, pass one’s days

Derivations

• ᴹ√OY “live, pass one’s days” ✧ PE22/125

Element in

• ᴹQ. andalúme Eldar oianer Valinoresse, masse oiar sí “for a long while the Elves lived in Valinor, where are they/do they live now?” ✧ PE22/125; PE22/125

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√OY > oia	[oja] > [oia]	✧ PE22/125