vala

noun. Power, God

Cognates

• ᴹT. Bala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL
• On. Bala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL
• N. Balan “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL; Ety/BAL
• Ad. Avalô “Power, God” ✧ SDI2/Avalôi

Derivations

• ᴹ✶balā “powerful; Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL; Ety/BAL
  • ᴹ√BAL “*power” ✧ Ety/BAL

Element in

• ᴹQ. númessier “and he gave it into the hands of the Lords: they are in the West” ✧ LR/072
• ᴹQ. Tar-Kalion ohtakáre Valannar “Tar-Kalion made war on the Powers” ✧ LR/047; LR/056; SD/246; SD/310
• ᴹQ. Valakirka “Sickle of the Gods”
• ᴹQ. valaina “of or belonging to the Valar, divine” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ᴹQ. Valandur “*Servant of the Vala”
• ᴹQ. Valarindi ✧ LR/110
• ᴹQ. valasse “divinity” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ᴹQ. Valatar “Vala-king” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ᴹQ. Valatári “Vala-queen” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ᴹQ. Valmar “City of the Gods”
• ᴹQ. Valinor “Land of the Valar” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ᴹQ. valya “having (divine) authority or power, having (divine) authority or power, *authorized, official”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶bálā > Vala	[balā] > [βalā] > [βala] > [vala]	✧ Ety/BAL
ᴹ✶bal-ī́ > Vali	[balī] > [βalī] > [βali] > [vali]	✧ Ety/BAL

vai(y)a

noun. envelope

Cognates

• On. uia “envelope” ✧ Ety/WAY
• N. ui “envelope” ✧ Ety/WAY

Derivations

• ᴹ✶wāyā “envelope” ✧ Ety/WAY
  • ᴹ√WAY “enfold” ✧ Ety/GEY; Ety/WAY

Element in

• ᴹQ. Vaiya “Outer Sea, Enfolding Ocean”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶wāyā > waia > vaia	[wājā] > [waija] > [waia] > [vaia]	✧ Ety/WAY
ᴹ✶wāyā > waiya > vaiya	[wājā] > [waija] > [waia] > [vaia]	✧ Ety/WAY

Variations

• vaia ✧ Ety/WAY
• vaiya ✧ Ety/WAY; EtyAC/WAY