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Qenya 

lia

noun. fine thread, spider filament, fine thread, spider filament; [ᴱQ.] twine

Cognates

  • N. thlê “fine thread, spider filament” ✧ Ety/SLIG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ligā “fine thread, spider filament” ✧ Ety/SLIG
    • ᴹ√SLIG “*entwine, thread; spider” ✧ Ety/SLIG

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Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ligā > lia[sligā] > [l̥igā] > [l̥iɣā] > [l̥iā] > [liā] > [lia]✧ Ety/SLIG