It originally meant "bridge" in the Etymologies, but was apparently switched with iant
Quenya
yalta
noun. yoke
Cognates
- ᴺS. ialt “yoke”
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. YALTA “yoke”
Sindarin
ianu
noun. (?) yoke
ialt
noun. yoke
Cognates
- ᴺQ. yalta “yoke”
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. YALTA “yoke”
iant
yoke
iant (bridge), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath
iant
yoke
(bridge), pl. iaint, coll. pl. iannath
Primitive elvish
yalta
root. yoke
Derivatives
Noldorin
iant
noun. yoke
Cognates
- ᴹQ. yanta “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶yantā > iant [jantā] > [janta] > [jantʰa] > [janθa] > [janθ] > [jant] ✧ Ety/YAT Variations
- iad/?iannas ✧ EtyAC/YAT (
iad/?iannas)
ianw
noun. (?) yoke
It originally meant "bridge" in the Etymologies, but was apparently switched with iant
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
yanta
noun. yoke
Cognates
- N. iant “yoke” ✧ Ety/YAT
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶yantā > yanta [jantā] > [janta] ✧ Ety/YAT Variations
- yanta ✧ Ety/YAT
Middle Primitive Elvish
yantā
noun. yoke
Derivations
- ᴹ√YAT “join” ✧ Ety/YAT
Derivatives
Gnomish
galt
noun. yoke
Cognates
- Eq. yalta “yoke” ✧ GL/37
Derivations
- ᴱ√YḶTḶ “*join”
Early Primitive Elvish
yḹta
noun. yoke
Derivations
- ᴱ√YḶTḶ “*join” ✧ QL/106
Derivatives
- Eq. yalta “yoke” ✧ QL/106
Early Quenya
yalta
noun. yoke
Cognates
- G. galt “yoke” ✧ GL/37
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶yḹta > yalta [jḹtā] > [jḹta] > [jalta] ✧ QL/106 Variations
- yalte ✧ GL/37
yalte
noun. yoke
yarta
noun. yoke
Changes
yatra→ yarta ✧ QL/105Derivations
- ᴱ√ẎATA “join” ✧ QL/105
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ẎATA > yarta [ðʲatrā] > [ðʲatra] > [jatra] > [jarta] ✧ QL/105 Variations
- yatra ✧ QL/105 (
yatra)
@@@ used in NQNT along with yanta