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Early Quenya

tanka

noun. fastening, rivet

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick” ✧ QL/088

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TAKA > tanka[taŋkā] > [taŋka]✧ QL/088

Variations

  • tanka ✧ QL/088
Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanka

adjective. firm, fixed, fast; steady, (stead)fast

Cognates

  • En. tanc “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165
  • G. tanc “firm, steady, settled”
  • Et. tanca “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE14/066

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick” ✧ PE14/066; QL/088

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tak- > tanka[taŋkā] > [taŋka]✧ PE14/066
ᴱ√TAKA > tanka[taŋkā] > [taŋka]✧ QL/088

Variations

  • tanka ✧ PE13/165; PE14/066; PE16/137; QL/041 (tanka); QL/088
Early Quenya [PE13/165; PE14/066; PE16/137; QL/041; QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by