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Qenya 

varya-

verb. to protect

Cognates

  • N. beria- “to protect” ✧ Ety/BAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶baryā- “to protect” ✧ Ety/BAR
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶baryā́- > varya-[barja-] > [βarja-] > [varja-]✧ Ety/BAR