Middle Primitive Elvish
pus
root. stop, halt, pause
put
root. stop, halt, pause
swesta-
verb. to puff
tap
root. stop
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pus
root. stop, halt, pause
put
root. stop, halt, pause
swesta-
verb. to puff
tap
root. stop
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stop” with derivatives like ᴹQ. tampa “stopper” and ᴹQ. tape “he stops, blocks” (Ety/TAP; EtyAC/TAP). The word Q. tapta “impeded” from notes associated with the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60 was probably related (VT39/17), indicating the root’s ongoing validity.