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Qenya 

narmo

noun. wolf

A noun for “wolf” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGARAM (Ety/ÑGAR(A)M), apparently a variant of ᴹ√ÑGAW “howl”. It seems narmo is a word for an ordinary wolf, as opposed to nauro “werewolf”.

Conceptual Development: A similar (but rejected) form ᴹQ. harma “wolf” appeared under the deleted root ᴹ√ƷARAM (Ety/ƷARAM).

Cognates

  • Ilk. garm “wolf” ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M
  • N. garaf “wolf” ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGARAM “*wolf” ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M

Element in

  • ᴺQ. nengarmo “otter, (lit.) water-wolf”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGAR(A)M > ñarmo > narmo[ŋgaramo] > [ŋgarmo] > [ŋarmo] > [narmo]✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M
Qenya [Ety/ÑGAR(A)M] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ráka

noun. wolf

A noun for “wolf” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶d’rāk under the root ᴹ√DARAK (Ety/DARÁK), where the ancient initial dr became r as usual for Quenya (PE19/37).

Conceptual Development: Earlier words for “wolf” of similar form include ᴱQ. ulku and feminine ᴱQ. ulqi “she-wolf” appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ULUKU (QL/97).

Cognates

  • N. draug “wolf” ✧ Ety/DARÁK
  • Ilk. drôg “wolf” ✧ Ety/DARÁK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶d’rāk ✧ Ety/DARÁK
    • ᴹ√DARAK “*wolf” ✧ Ety/DARÁK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶d’rāk > ráka[drāka] > [rāka]✧ Ety/DARÁK