Middle Primitive Elvish
(m)bud
root. jut out, project
bud
root. jut out
etkoitu-
verb. to bud, open (of flowers and leaves)
tuimā
noun. a sprout, bud
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!
This root appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as both unstrengthened ᴹ√BUD “jut out” and strengthened ᴹ√MBUD “project”, the latter with derivatives like ᴹQ. mundo and N. bunn “snout, nose; cape [of land]”, as well as ᴹQ. andamunda/N. annabon “elephant, (lit.) long-snouted” (Ety/BUD, MBUD).