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Doriathrin

telf

noun. silver

A noun for “silver” derived from the root ᴹ✶KYÉLEP (Ety/KYELEP), most likely from a primitive form ✱✶kyelepē [kjelepē]. In Ilkorin, the initial [t] developed from [kj] because initial palatalized velars became dentals, the middle [e] vanished due to the Ilkorin syncope, and the [p] became [f] because [[ilk|voiceless stops became spirants after liquids (like [l])]]. These developments were all suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/telf).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. telpe “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KYELEP “silver” ✧ Ety/KYELEP

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KYÉLEP > telf[kjelepē] > [kjelepe] > [kjelpe] > [kjelfe] > [telfe] > [telf]✧ Ety/KYELEP
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