hmâl

noun. pollen, yellow powder

A noun appearing as N. {mâl >>} hmâl “pollen, yellow powder” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” (Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL).

Neo-Sindarin: In the 1930s Tolkien vacillated on whether voiceless initial nasals were a feature of Noldorin, but he abandoned them in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s, for example with ✶snagdē > S. naedh “wound” (PE19/91). Thus, I would adapt this word as ᴺS. mâl “pollen, yellow powder” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

Changes

• mâl → hmâl “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. malo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivations

• On. smalo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL; Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smalu “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. malo > mâl	[malo] > [mal] > [māl]	✧ Ety/SMAL
On. malo > meil	[mali] > [meli] > [meil]	✧ Ety/SMAL
On. malui > mely	[malui] > [melui] > [mely]	✧ Ety/SMAL
On. smalo > hmâl	[smalo] > [m̥alo] > [m̥al] > [m̥āl]	✧ EtyAC/SMAL

Variations

• mâl ✧ Ety/SMAL

mâl

noun. pollen, yellow powder