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Early Quenya

tyava-

verb. to taste; (impersonal) to taste of, reminds one of

Cognates

  • G. caf- “to taste (used of the thing)” ✧ GL/24

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TYAVA “to savour, taste” ✧ GL/24; QL/049

Element in

  • Eq. tyavasta “sense of taste” ✧ QL/049

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tyav- > tyav-[tʲaβa-] > [tʲava-]✧ GL/24
ᴱ√TYAVA > tyava-[tʲaβa-] > [tʲava-]✧ QL/049

Variations

  • tyav- ✧ GL/24
  • tyava ✧ PE16/134
Early Quenya [GL/24; PE16/134; QL/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by