A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sky” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷEL of the same meaning (Ety/ƷEL).
Qenya
vaiya
proper name. Outer Sea, Enfolding Ocean
vai(y)a
noun. envelope
helle
noun. sky
maiwe
noun. gull
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Name for the Outer Sea appearing in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/209, SM/236). It is vai(y)a “envelope” used as a proper name (Ety/WAY,GEY).