Early Quenya
polka
noun. pig
Derivations
- ᴱ√POLO “have stength” ✧ QL/075
Element in
- Eq. karkapolka “boar, *(lit.) tusk-pig” ✧ QL/048
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√POLO > polka [polkā] > [polka] ✧ QL/075
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!
The word ᴱQ. polka “pig” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, under the early root ᴱ√POLO “have strength”, but Tolkien marked it with a “?” (QL/75). However, it appeared elsewhere as an element in ᴱQ. karkapolka “boar” = “✱tusk pig” (QL/48).
Neo-Quenya: I’d retain this word as ᴺQ. polca for purposes of Neo-Quenya, since √POL survived in Tolkien’s later writings.