A word for “squirrel” in notes from 1968-69 based on the root √RATH “climb” (NM/363).
Quenya
peccuvo
noun. nut-hider, squirrel
peccuvo
noun. squirrel, (lit.) nut-hider
Cognates
Element in
- ᴺQ. rimpeccuvo “chipmunk”
Variations
- pekkuvo ✧ PE22/155
rasillo
noun. squirrel
Derivations
- √RATH “climb (with hands and feet, as in a tree or up a rocky slope)” ✧ NM/363
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √RATH > raþillo > rasillo [raθillo] > [rasillo] ✧ NM/363
A word for “squirrel” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, literally meaning “nut-hider” (PE22/155), hence a combination of (otherwise unattested) ✱pecco “nut” and cuvo “hider”.