Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Early Quenya

píqa

adjective. bitter

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√PIQI “*bitter” ✧ QL/074

Element in

  • Eq. píqele “bitterness” ✧ QL/074

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√PIQI > pīqa[pīkʷā] > [pīkʷa]✧ QL/074

Variations

  • pīqa ✧ QL/074
Early Quenya [QL/074] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narte

adjective. bitter

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊARA “(properly) bite at” ✧ QL/064

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ŊARA > ‽narkẏǝ > narte[ŋarkðʲǝ] > [ŋarkðʲ] > [ŋarkj] > [ŋartj] > [ŋarti] > [narti] > [narte]✧ QL/064
Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by