nan

root. *mother

A (Noldorin only?) root in The Etymologies of the 1930s serving as the basis for a couple Noldorin mother words: N. naneth “mother” and N. nana “mother (hypocoristic)” (Ety/NAN).

Derivatives

• N. nana “mother (hypocoristic), *mommy” ✧ Ety/AM¹; Ety/NAN
• N. naneth “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹; Ety/NAN

am

root. mother

Derivatives

• Ilk. aman “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹
• ᴹ✶amī̆l “mother”
  • ᴹQ. amil “mother”
  • N. emil “mother”
• ᴹQ. amil “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹
• ᴹQ. amme “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹
• N. emil “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹

amī̆l

noun. mother

Derivations

• ᴹ√AM “mother”

Derivatives

• ᴹQ. amil “mother”
• N. emil “mother”