Early Quenya
kaivo
noun. corpse
Changes
kaivo→ kaivon ✧ PE16/077Derivations
- ᴱ√KAYA “lie, rest; dwell”
Element in
- Eq. kaivo i sapsanta “as a corpse into the grave” ✧ MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074
- Eq. kaivon nyúken i·sapsanta silmerána númetár “*the gleaming-moon goes down like a corpse into the grave” ✧ PE16/077
- Eq. ve kaivo-kalma “a corpse-candle” ✧ MC/214
Variations
- Kaivo ✧ MC/221
qelet
noun. corpse
Cognates
- G. cweleg “corpse, dead body”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fade” ✧ QL/076
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QELE > qelet [kʷelekt] > [kʷelet] ✧ QL/076