Early Quenya
melin
adjective. dear, beloved
Derivations
- ᴱ√MELE “love” ✧ QL/060
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MELE > melina [melina] ✧ QL/060 Variations
- melina ✧ QL/060
- melna ✧ QL/060
- melen· ✧ QL/060
mel(i)na
adjective. dear
malina
adjective. yellow
Cognates
- G. malon “yellow”
Element in
- Eq. kankale-malina “daffodil, (lit.) yellow laughter” ✧ QL/044
- Eq. oïkta rámavoite malinai “*of yellow birds on the wing” ✧ VT40/08
Variations
- malin(d) ✧ QL/058
mel-
verb. to love
Derivations
- ᴱ√MELE “love” ✧ QL/060
Element in
- Eq. melie “*love, loving”
- Eq. (tu·)méliel ielko “they loved themselves” ✧ PE14/057
- Eq. (tu·)mélielko “they loved themselves” ✧ PE14/057
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MELE > mel- [mel-] ✧ QL/060
malin(d)
adjective. yellow
laiwa
adjective. pale
Cognates
- En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Derivations
- ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶sleiwa > laiwa [sleiwā] > [sleiwa] > [leiwa] > [laiwa] ✧ PE13/149
níva
adjective. pale
Element in
- Eq. níve qímari ringa ambar “the pale phantoms in her cold bosom” ✧ MC/213
santa
adjective. dear, beloved
Derivations
- ᴱ√SṆTṆ “esteem” ✧ QL/085
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SṆTṆ > santa [sṇtā] > [sṇta] > [santa] ✧ QL/085