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Ossriandric

danas

collective name. Green-elves

The name Danians used for themselves, derived from the name of their original leader Dan (LR/175, 215; Ety/DAN). It is apparently a combination of that name with an abstract-noun or collective-plural suffix -as.

Changes

  • Danyar → Nanyar ✧ LR/175

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Nanar “Green-elves” ✧ Ety/DAN; LR/175; LRI/Danas
  • N. Dân “Green-elf” ✧ Ety/NDAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(N)DAN “back, backwards” ✧ Ety/DAN; Ety/NDAN

Elements

WordGloss
Dan
-as“?class-plural suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DAN > Danas[danas]✧ Ety/DAN

Variations

  • Danyar ✧ LR/175 (Danyar); LRI/Danas (Danyar)
Ossriandric [Ety/DAN; Ety/NDAN; LR/175; LR/215; LRI/Danas; MRI/Danas; RSI/Danas; WJI/Danas] Group: Eldamo. Published by