Early Quenya
polu
noun. kernel
Derivations
- ᴱ√POL-I “‽” ✧ QL/075
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√POL-I > polu [polū] > [polu] ✧ QL/075 Variations
- polūne ✧ QL/075
polúne
noun. kernel
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!
A word appearing as ᴱQ. polu or polūne “kernel” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√POL-I (QL/75). In this document, the root was distinct from ᴱ√POLO “have strength” (QL/75).
Neo-Quenya: Although Tolkien did sometimes use √POL in his later writings for “grain” words, he seems to have eventually decided that it meant only “strength, physical ability”. I generally use ✱√MUL “grind” and ᴹ√POR for “grain” and “flour” related words in Neo-Quenya. As such I would update this Early Qenya word to ᴺQ. poru “kernel” < ᴹ√POR.