Eldamo : Neo-Primitive Elvish : MILIG

[ᴱ]^ᴺ√MILIG root. “*oil”

[ᴱ]^ᴺ√MILIG root. “*oil”: ᴱ√ILI¹ “shine oily”

See ᴱ✶mḷgo for discussion.

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. !milla “oily”
> ᴺQ. millo “oil”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !milpio “olive, (lit.) oily-berry”
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. !milpialda “olive tree”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !ondomillo “petrol, petroleum, gasoline, gas”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !piemillo “olive oil”
> ᴺS. blê “fat of meat; *fatty, oily, greasy”
> ᴺS. blîw “oil”

ᴱ✶mḷgo n. “*oil”

The primitive form ᴱ✶mḷgo appeared in Early Noldorin word lists of the 1920s serving as the basis for various “oil” words (PE13/139). It may have replaced ᴱ√ILI¹ “shine oily” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/42), and may in turn have been replaced by √LIP “oil” from a list of roots from 1968 (VT44/15), though in this list √LIP had no derivatives.

Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think it is worth positing a Neo-Eldarin root √MILIG to salvage derivatives of 1920s ᴱ✶mḷgo.

Reference ✧ PE13/139 ✧ mlgo

Derivatives

> ᴱIlk. molk “sap” ✧ PE13/139
> ᴱN. blé “fat of meat”
> ᴱN. bliw “oil” ✧ PE13/139
> ᴱQ. millo “oil” ✧ PE13/139
> ᴱT. milga “fat of meat”
> ᴱT. milgo “oil” ✧ PE13/139