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Early Quenya

nuvu-

verb. to smell, sniff at

Cognates

  • G. nuf- “to get smell of, perceive scent of, smell (tr.)”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NUFU “*smell” ✧ QL/068

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NUFU > nuvu-[nuɸu-] > [nufu-] > [nuvu-]✧ QL/068
Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by