Early Quenya
saule
noun. litter (of pups, cubs, etc.)
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAẆA “*dog” ✧ QL/082
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SAẆA > saule [saɣʷlē] > [saɣʷle] > [sawle] > [saule] ✧ QL/082
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The word ᴱQ. saule “litter of pups, cubs, etc.” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SAẆA that was the basis of various dog words (QL/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d update this word to ᴺQ. huolë using the later word ᴹQ. huo “dog” (Ety/KHUGAN).