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Middle Primitive Elvish

lank

root. swallow

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lak

root. swallow

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “swallow” with variant ᴹ√LANK and derivatives ᴹQ. lanko/N. lhanc “throat” (Ety/LAK¹, LANK), the latter an element in N. tarlanc “stiff-necked, obstinate” (Ety/TÁRAG). This last word was changed to S. tarlang in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/92; RC/536), consistent with an earlier but rejected form ᴹ√LANG for ᴹ√LANK in The Etymologies (Ety/LANK).

In later writings, Q. lango/S. lang meant “neck” rather than “throat”, so it is tempting to retain ᴹ√LAK for “throat” and other swallow-words. But it would be very confusing to have such similar but unrelated words for “neck” and “throat”, so I recommend using the root ᴹ√SLUK for “swallow” instead, and Q. lango, S. lang for both “neck” and “throat”.

Changes

  • LANGLANK ✧ Ety/LANK
  • LAK¹LAK¹ “devour, swallow” ✧ Ety/LAK¹

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. lanko “throat” ✧ Ety/LAK¹; Ety/LANK
  • ᴹQ. lango “throat” ✧ Ety/LANK
  • N. lhanc “throat” ✧ Ety/LANK; Ety/LANK; EtyAC/LAK¹

Element in

  • N. tarlanc “stiff-necked, obstinate” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG

Variations

  • LANK ✧ Ety/LAK¹; Ety/LANK; Ety/TÁRAG
  • LANG ✧ Ety/LANK (LANG)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LAK¹; Ety/LANK; Ety/TÁRAG; EtyAC/LAK¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sluk

root. swallow

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no derivatives (Ety/SLUK).

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. hluc- “to swallow”
  • ᴺQ. hlunco “pharynx, gullet”
  • ᴺS. lhunc “pharynx, gullet”
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/SLUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by