Early Quenya
vaima
noun. wrap, robe
Derivations
- ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about” ✧ LT1A/Vai; QL/100
Element in
- Eq. vaimata- “to robe” ✧ QL/100
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√VAYA > vaima [βajmā] > [βajma] > [vajma] > [vaima] ✧ LT1A/Vai ᴱ√VAẎA > vaima [βaðʲmā] > [βaðʲma] > [vaðʲma] > [vajma] > [vaima] ✧ QL/100
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. vaima “wrap, robe” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about” (QL/100).
Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹ√WAY “enfold” appears in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/WAY), I would retain ᴺQ. vaima “wrap, robe” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, used of very simple clothing.