Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : TIK

ᴹ√TIK root. “*dot”

ᴹ√TIK root. “*dot”

An unglossed root appeared as a later entry to The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. tikse “dot, tiny mark, point” and contrasted with ᴹ√PIK “*tiny” (Ety/TIK).

Reference ✧ Ety/TIK

PIK ✧ Ety/TIK

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. tikse “dot, tiny mark, point” ✧ Ety/TIK
- ⇒ ᴹQ. amatikse “dot or point placed above the line of writing” ✧ Ety/TIK
- ⇒ ᴹQ. unutikse “dot or point placed below the line of writing” ✧ Ety/TIK
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !tixipi “ladybug, (lit.) insect of [many] dots”