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Doriathrin

tass

noun. pin

A noun for “pin” derived from primitive ᴹ✶taksē (Ety/TAK), where the [ks] became [ss] because [[ilk|medial voiceless stops became [s] before [s]]] in Ilkorin.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. takse “nail” ✧ Ety/TAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶taksē “nail, pin” ✧ Ety/TAK
    • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶taksē > tass[taksē] > [takse] > [tasse] > [tass]✧ Ety/TAK
Doriathrin [Ety/TAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by