Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : SAY

ᴹ√SAY root. “know, understand”

ᴹ√SAY root. “know, understand”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “know, understand” with derivatives ᴹQ. saira “wise” and ᴹQ. sairon “wizard” (Ety/SAY). It is probably connected to later words like Q. alasaila “unwise” (PE22/154) and S. sael “wise” (MR/305) in documents from the 1950s and 60s, as suggested by Carl Hostetter (VT41/18).

Reference ✧ Ety/SAY ✧ “know, understand”

Q. saila “wise” [is, per editors, probably derived from] SAY “know, understand” ✧ VT41/18

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. saira “wise” ✧ Ety/SAY
- ⇒ ᴹQ. sairon “wizard” ✧ Ety/SAY
> N. #sail “wise”
- ⇒ N. Iorhail “Frodo”
- ⇒ N. Lanhail “Plain-wise”
- ⇒ N. Perhail “Halfwise” ✧ SD/118
> ᴺQ. sairina “magic, *magical”
> ᴺQ. !saita- “to teach, *train, (lit.) make wise”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !saitalë “education”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !saitar “teacher”
> ᴺS. !saeda- “to teach, *train, (lit.) make wise”
> Q. saila “wise”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !sailiendil “philosopher”
- ⇒ Q. alasaila “unwise” ✧ VT41/18
  - ⇒ 5 compounds
> S. #sael “wise”
- ⇒ 9 compounds