N. minnas n. “tower” (Category: Tower)

⚠️N. minnas, n. “tower” (Category: Tower)

S. minas “tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)”

Reference ✧ Ety/MINI ✧ “tower”

Element In

• N. Minas Anor “Tower of the Sun”
• N. Minas Ithil “Tower of the Moon”
• N. Minas Morgol “Tower of Sorcery”
• N. Minnastirith “Watchtower”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. #mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ Ety/MINI (mindo)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI (MINI)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MINI > minnas

[mindasse] > [mindass] > [minnass] > [minnas]

✧ Ety/MINI