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Doriathrin

tuss

noun. thatch

A noun for “thatch” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tupsē (Ety/TUP), where the [ps] became [ss] because [[ilk|medial voiceless stops became [s] before [s]]] in Ilkorin.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tupse “thatch” ✧ Ety/TUP

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tupsē “thatch” ✧ Ety/TUP
    • ᴹ√TUP “*cover” ✧ Ety/TUP

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tupsē > tuss[tupsē] > [tupse] > [tusse] > [tuss]✧ Ety/TUP
Doriathrin [Ety/TUP] Group: Eldamo. Published by