Qenya
qesset
noun. pillow
Cognates
- N. pesseg “pillow” ✧ Ety/KWES
Derivations
- ᴹ√KWES “*feather” ✧ Ety/KWES
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KWES > qesset [kwesseke] > [kwessek] > [kwesset] ✧ Ety/KWES
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qesset
noun. pillow
Cognates
- N. pesseg “pillow” ✧ Ety/KWES
Derivations
- ᴹ√KWES “*feather” ✧ Ety/KWES
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KWES > qesset [kwesseke] > [kwessek] > [kwesset] ✧ Ety/KWES
A noun for “pillow” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KWES having to do with feathers (Ety/KWES). Given its cognate N. pesseg, its stem form is probably quessec- as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (QQ/quesset).