Dan. Danas coll. “Green-elves”
The name Danians used for themselves, derived from the name of their original leader Dan (LR/175, 215; Ety/DAN). It is apparently a combination of that name with an abstract-noun or collective-plural suffix -as.
See S. Danwaith for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/DAN, NDAN; LR/175, 215; LRI; MRI; RSI; WJI
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| Dan | ✧ LR/175; LR/215 (Dân) | |
| *-as | “?class-plural suffix” |
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√DAN > Danas | [danas] | ✧ Ety/DAN |