tus

root. *bush

An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. tussa/N. toss “bush” (Ety/TUS).

tussā

noun. bush

tupsē

noun. thatch

ista-

verb. to know

khe

pronoun. they

nakse

noun. tooth

narta

root. kindle

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “kindle”, with derivatives ᴹQ. narta- and N. nartha- of the same meaning (EtyAC/NARTA). There is a mark above the final A that might be a partially formed macron (NARTĀ), so this “root” may just be an ordinary causative verb “✱make fire” = ᴹ√NAR + ᴹ✶-tā. The root was originally glossed “spear point, gore, triangle” with a derivative [N.] Narthas “gore”, a name that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts but was eventually replaced by N./S. Naith “angle” (TI/244 note #50).

nelek

root. tooth