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Qenya 

tankil

noun. brooch, clasp, pin; fastener

Changes

  • tankila → tañkal “fastener, brooch” ✧ PE19/040

Cognates

  • Ilk. tangol “pin, brooch” ✧ Ety/TAK
  • N. tachol “brooch, clasp, pin” ✧ Ety/TAK; PE18/051
  • ᴹT. tancul “clasp, brooch” ✧ PE18/051; PE18/051
  • On. tankla “clasp, brooch” ✧ PE18/051

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tankla “brooch, clasp, pin” ✧ Ety/TAK; PE18/051; PE19/040; PE19/040
    • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK; PE18/050

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tankla > tankil[taŋkla] > [taŋkl] > [taŋkil]✧ Ety/TAK
ᴹ✶ta-n-klă > tankala[taŋkla] > [taŋkala]✧ PE18/051
ᴹ✶tañklă > tañkal(a) > tañkal[taŋkla] > [taŋkl] > [taŋkala]✧ PE19/040
ᴹ✶tanklā > tankila[taŋkla] > [taŋkilā] > [taŋkila]✧ PE19/040

Variations

  • tankala ✧ PE18/051
  • tankḷ ✧ PE18/051
  • tañkal ✧ PE19/040
  • tankila ✧ PE19/040 (tankila)
  • tantya ✧ PE19/040 (tantya)
Qenya [Ety/TAK; PE18/051; PE19/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by