A new gloss for the root ᴹ√YEL “daughter”, with a new set of derivatives like ᴹQ. -iel “-friend” and ᴹQ. yelda “friendly” (Ety/YEL), but it was rejected in turn and probably replaced by ᴹ√MEL.
Middle Primitive Elvish
dur
root. DUR
mālō
noun. friend
yel
root. friend
A deleted root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no glosses or derivatives and no clear function (EtyAC/DUR).