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Early Quenya

tarka

noun. root

Cognates

  • G. tarc “root (especially edible roots)” ✧ GL/69

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TṚKṚ “*root” ✧ GL/69; QL/094

Element in

  • Eq. tarkele “great system of roots” ✧ QL/094

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tṛk > tarka[tṛkā] > [tṛka] > [tarka]✧ GL/69
ᴱ√TṚKṚ > tarka[tṛkā] > [tṛka] > [tarka]✧ QL/094
Early Quenya [GL/69; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

móle

noun. root

A word for “root” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139). See ᴹQ. sulka and Q. sundo for a discussion of other words meaning “root”.

Early Quenya [PE16/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by