N. bach [mb-] n. “article (for exchange), ware, thing” (Category: Market (place))
A noun for “article (for exchange), ware, thing” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶mbakhā under the root ᴹ√MBAKH “exchange” (Ety/MBAKH; EtyAC/MBAKH).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. bagri “wares” based on G. bag- “trade” (GL/21). Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s had ᴱN. bagru “wares”, still based on ᴱN. bag- “trade” (PE13/138).
Reference ✧ Ety/MBAKH ✧ “article (for exchange), ware, thing”
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶mbakhā > bach | [mbakʰā] > [mbakʰa] > [mbaxa] > [baxa] > [bax] | ✧ Ety/MBAKH |
ᴱN. bagru n. “wares” (Category: Market (place))
Reference ✧ PE13/138 ✧ “wares”
Elements
| bag- | “to sell, trade” | ✧ PE13/138 |