T. #Vania n. “Vanya”

T. #Vania n. “Vanya”

References ✧ WJ/383; WJI/Vanyar

Inflections

Vaniai

plural

✧ WJ/383; WJI/Vanyar

Cognates

• Q. Vanya ✧ WJ/383 (Vanyar); WJI/Vanyar (Vanyar)

Derivations

• < Q. Vanya ✧ WJ/383 (Vanyar)
  • < ✶banya “beautiful” ✧ PM/402 (Banyai)
    • < √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/165 (BAN)
  • < ✶wanyā “fair” ✧ WJ/380 (wanjā); WJ/383 (wanjā)
    • < √(G)WAN “pale, fair” ✧ WJ/383 (WAN)