Early Quenya
satwa
adjective. hollow, dug-out, excavated
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ QL/082
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SAPA > satwa [sapwā] > [sapwa] > [satwa] ✧ QL/082
rotwa
adjective. hollow
ronta
adjective. hollow
Cognates
- G. rothrin “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin
Derivations
- ᴱ√ROTO “hollow” ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ROTO > ronta [rontā] > [ronta] ✧ QL/080 Variations
- rotwa ✧ LT2A/Rothwarin; QL/080
An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. satwa “hollow, dug-out, excavated” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” (QL/82). It is likely the result of the Early Qenya sound change whereby [[eq|[pw] became [tw]]] (PE12/23).
Neo-Quenya: In the rare cases where ancient pw occurred Quenya of the 1930s and later, it became pp (PE19/43, 86). Thus I would update this Early Qenya adjective to ᴺQ. sappa “hollow, dug-out, excavated”.