Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

wenya

adjective. green, yellow-green, fresh

venya

adjective. green, yellow-green, fresh

Cognates

  • Ilk. gwene “green” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GWEN “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GWEN > wenya[gwenja] > [ɣwenja] > [wenja]✧ Ety/GWEN

Variations

  • wenya ✧ Ety/GWEN

laiqa

adjective. green

Cognates

  • N. lhoeb “fresh” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
  • Ilk. laig “fresh, lively; keen, sharp” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶laikwā “fresh” ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
    • ᴹ√LAYAK “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/LAIK; Ety/LÁYAK

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶laı̯k-wā > laiqa[laikwā] > [laikwa]✧ Ety/LÁYAK

vanima

adjective. fair

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Vanimo “The Beautiful; Fair Folk” ✧ Ety/BAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BAN > vanima[banima] > [βanima] > [vanima]✧ Ety/BAN