aka

root. *intensive, excessive

A root in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s whose derivatives have to with “extreme” and “excessive“ (GL/17). It’s probably related to the intensive prefix ᴱQ. aka- from the 1920s Early Qenya Grammar (PE14/81). Given the differences in later intensive prefixes and its clash with other roots like 1930s ᴹ√AK “narrow” and (Sindarin only) √AK “hostile return”, it is unlikely this root remained valid in Tolkien’s later conception of the languages.

Derivatives

• Eq. aka “very, intensive”
• Eq. aki “extreme, vehement, excessive” ✧ GL/17
• Eq. akka “too” ✧ GL/17
• G. ach “too, *excessively” ✧ GL/17
• G. agra “extreme, vehement, excessive” ✧ GL/17

Variations

• aki ✧ GL/17
• aka· ✧ GL/17

ẏaka

root. a head of cattle

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱ√Ẏak “a head of cattle”, with derivatives ᴱQ. yak(k)o “ox” and ᴱQ. yaksi “cow” (QL/105). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon it had derivatives G. gach “a milch cow” and G. gagron “a yoke ox, bullock” (GL/38). I think it is worth positing a Neo-Root ᴺ√GYAK “cattle” to salvage these early words.

Derivatives

• Eq. yak(k)o “ox” ✧ QL/105
• G. gach “milch cow”

Element in

• Eq. yaksi “cow” ✧ QL/105

Variations

• Ẏak ✧ QL/105