A word for “the sky” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with variants Taime and Taimie from the early root ᴱ√TAHA [DAHA] (QL/87). ᴱQ. tea “sky” from Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s is probably related, as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE16/142).
Early Quenya
vaiya
noun. seamew
vaiya
noun. sky, skies
Changes
vaiya→ vaite ✧ PE16/062Derivations
- ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about”
Element in
- Eq. nu karne vaiya “under red skies” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. vaite “skied”
Variations
- vaiya ✧ MC/214; PE16/065 (
vaiya); PE16/075
máwe
noun. gull, seamew
Changes
maiwe→ waiwe ✧ PE16/138Derivations
- ᴱ√MAWA “‽cry, bleat” ✧ QL/060
Element in
- Eq. ve maiwin qaine “like gulls wailing” ✧ MC/213
Variations
- vaiya ✧ PE16/138
- waiwe ✧ PE16/138
- maiwe ✧ PE16/138 (
maiwe)- māwe ✧ PME/060; QL/060
taime
noun. sky
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ LT1A/Telimektar; QL/087
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TAHA > Taime [taximē] > [taxime] > [taɣime] > [taime] ✧ QL/087 Variations
- Taimë ✧ LT1A/Telimektar
- Taimië ✧ LT1A/Telimektar
- tea ✧ PE16/142
- Taime ✧ QL/088
- Taimie ✧ QL/088
waiwe
noun. seamew
taimie
noun. sky
tea
noun. sky
A word for “sky” or “skies” in the Oilima Markirya poem and its drafts from around 1930 (MC/221; PE16/75) probably based on the early root ᴱ√VAẎA.