N. Golovir pn. “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel”
A Noldorin name for a ᴹQ. Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ÑGOLOD, MIR), a combination of Golodh “Noldo” and the lenited form of mîr “jewel”, with the dh lost because [ð] vanished before nasals in Noldorin.
Conceptual Development: This form was first written as (rejected) Golavir (EtyAC/MIR).
References ✧ Ety/MIR, ÑGOLOD; EtyAC/MIR
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| Golodh | “one of the wise folk, Gnome” | ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD | |
| mîr | “jewel, precious thing, treasure” | soft-mutation | ✧ Ety/MIR |
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| ᴹ√MIR > Golovir | [ŋgolodomire] > [golodomire] > [goloðomire] > [goloðomir] > [goloðmir] > [golomir] > [golovir] | ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD |