ᴹQ. Vaiaro m. “Ulmo”

ᴹQ. Vaiaro, m. “Ulmo”

Another name for Ulmo appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/WAY), apparently an agental formation combining Vaiya “Ocean” with the agental suffix -ro.

Conceptual Development: Similar names ᴱQ. Vailimo and ᴱQ. Vaimo appeared in the Qenya and Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s and the earliest Lost Tales (GL/22, QL/100, LT1A/Vai, LT1/101).

Reference ✧ Ety/WAY

Elements

Vaiya “Outer Sea, Enfolding Ocean”
#-ro “agental suffix”

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶wā́yārō̆/Vā́yārō̆ > Vaiaro [wājāro] > [wājaro] > [waijaro] > [waiaro] > [vaiaro] ✧ Ety/WAY

ᴱQ. Vailimo m.

See ᴹQ. Vaiaro for discussion.

References ✧ GL/18, 22; LT1A/Vai, Vailimo; LT1I; PE14/12; QL/100

Variations

Elements

Vai “Outer Ocean” ✧ LT1A/Vai; QL/100

Cognates