Eldamo : Middle Quenya : tamba-

ᴹQ. tamba- v. “to knock, keep on knocking” (Category: to Hit, Strike, Beat)

ᴹQ. tamba-, v. “to knock, keep on knocking” (Category: to Hit, Strike, Beat): ᴱQ. pete- “to knock, strike”

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “to knock, keep on knocking” under the root ᴹ√TAM “knock” (Ety/TAM). See the entry ᴹQ. ton- for other similar “knock, tap” verbs.

Reference ✧ Ety/TAM ✧ “to knock, keep on knocking”

Element In

ᴹQ. tambaro “woodpecker, (lit.) knocker”

Cognates

N. tamma- “to knock” ✧ Ety/TAM (tammo)

Derivations

< ᴹ✶tambā- “to knock” ✧ Ety/TAM (tambā́-)
- < ᴹ√TAM “knock” ✧ Ety/TAM

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶tambā́- > tamba-

[tamba-]

✧ Ety/TAM