Middle Primitive Elvish
tam
root. knock
tambā-
verb. to knock
tamrō
noun. woodpecker, knocker
tap
root. stop
tanō
noun. craftsman, smith
pal
root. beat
tad
adverb. thither
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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.