Early Quenya
tan(y)a
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. tôn “fire (on a hearth)”
Derivations
- ᴱ√TANA “*fire, kindle”
Element in
- Eq. Fatanyu “Hell”
- Eq. Tana Qentima “Tale-fire” ✧ PE15/07
- Eq. Tanyasalpe “Bowl of Fire” ✧ LT1A/Tanyasalpë
Variations
- Tanya ✧ LT1A/Tanyasalpë
- Tana ✧ PE15/07
sá
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. sâ “fire” ✧ LT1A/Sári
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” ✧ LT1A/Sári; QL/081
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SAHA > Sā [sax] > [saɣ] > [sā] ✧ QL/081 Variations
- sâ ✧ LT1A/Sári
- Sá ✧ PME/081
- Sā ✧ QL/081
uru
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. ûr “smith” ✧ GL/75
Derivations
- ᴱ√URU ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
Element in
- Eq. (uru)purnie “conflagration” ✧ QL/075
- Eq. uruvoite “fiery, having fire” ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
- Eq. urúva “like fire” ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√URU > uru [urū] > [uru] ✧ QL/098
An element meaning “fire” in some early names: tanya in ᴱQ. Tanyasalpe (LT1/187), tana in ᴱQ. Tana Qentima equivalent of G. Tôn a Gwedrin “Tale-fire” (PE15/7; LT2/197), and possibly also in ᴱQ. Fatanyu “Hell” (GL/51). Tan(y)a is likely a derivative of the early root ᴱ√tan- (GL/69, 71).