estanosse

collective name. Firstborn

A rejected term for the Elves as Firstborn of Iluvator (EtyAC/SET), a combination of (rejected) esta “first” and nosse “clan”.

Cognates

• N. Sethnoss “Firstborn, Elves” ✧ Ety/ESE

Elements

Word	Gloss
esta	“first”
nosse	“clan, family, ‘house’”

Variations

• Estanesse ✧ EtyAC/ESE (Estanesse)
• Estanor/?Estannoss ✧ EtyAC/SET (Estanor/?Estannoss)

esta

adjective. first

Derivations

• ᴹ√ESE(T) “precede (forward)” ✧ Ety/ESE; EtyAC/SET

Element in

• ᴹQ. Estanosse “Firstborn” ✧ Ety/ESE (Estanosse); EtyAC/SET (Estanor/?Estannoss)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ESE/ESET > esta	[esta]	✧ Ety/ESE

enna

adjective. first

Cognates

• N. edhen “first” ✧ EtyAC/EDE

Derivations

• ᴹ✶edenā “first” ✧ EtyAC/EDE
  • ᴹ√EDE(L) “precede, come forward, hence” ✧ EtyAC/EDE

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶edenā > enna	[edenā] > [ednā] > [ennā] > [enna]	✧ EtyAC/EDE

Variations

• enna ✧ EtyAC/EDE (enna)

inga

adjective. first

Derivations

• ᴹ√ING “first, foremost” ✧ Ety/ING

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ING > inga	[iŋga]	✧ Ety/ING

minya

ordinal. first

Derivations

• ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MINI > minya	[minja]	✧ Ety/MINI