N. iaeth n. “neck” (Category: Neck)
A word for “neck” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶yakta- under the root ᴹ√YAK (Ety/KEM), where the primitive k spirantalized and vocalized to i and the resulting diphthong ai became ae, sound changes that remain plausible in Sindarin as well.
Conceptual Development: There was a similar word G. gath “neck” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s from primitive ᴱ✶yatt- (GL/36), with the Gnomish sound change of initial y to g.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use iaeth for “neck” as a joining between the head and torso, as opposed to lang as a passage from the mouth to stomach and lungs [including the “*throat”] and S. ach referring the vertebrae in the neck [“*(upper) spine”].
Reference ✧ Ety/YAK ✧ “neck”
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| ᴹ✶yakta- > iaeth | [jakta] > [jaktʰa] > [jaxθa] > [jaiθa] > [jaiθ] > [jaeθ] | ✧ Ety/YAK |