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Early Quenya

minya

ordinal. first

Element in

Variations

  • minya ✧ PE14/051; PE14/082; PE14/084
Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/082; PE14/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minya

adjective. fine, slender

Cognates

  • En. minedh “fine, slender, thin, small” ✧ PE13/150; PE13/164

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶miniyā “fine, slender” ✧ PE13/150; PE13/164
    • ᴱ√MINI “*small, less”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶miníya > minya[minijā] > [minija] > [minja]✧ PE13/150
ᴱ✶miníı̯ā > minya[minijā] > [minija] > [minja]✧ PE13/164

Variations

  • minya ✧ PE13/150; PE13/164; PE16/137
Early Quenya [PE13/150; PE13/164; PE16/137] Group: Eldamo. Published by