Eldamo : Noldorin : iau²

N. iau² n. “ravine, cleft, gulf” (Category: Ravine, Pass)

⚠️N. iau², n. “ravine, cleft, gulf” (Category: Ravine, Pass): N. iau¹ “corn, *cereal crop”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “ravine, cleft, gulf” derived from the root ᴹ√YAG “yawn, gape” from primitive ᴹ✶yagwē (Ety/YAG).

Neo-Sindarin: I’d avoid this word for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as it is easily confused with N. iau “corn” and has a number of other better-known alternatives like S. iâ “gulf” and S. cirith “ravine, cleft”.

Reference ✧ Ety/YAG ✧ iau “ravine, cleft, gulf”

Cognates

ᴹQ. yáwe “ravine, cleft, gully” ✧ Ety/YAG

Derivations

< ᴹ✶yagwē “ravine, cleft, gulf” ✧ Ety/YAG
- < ᴹ√YAG “yawn, gape” ✧ Ety/YAG; Ety/YAG

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶yagwē > iau

[jagwē] > [jagwe] > [jaɣwe] > [jaɣw] > [jaw] > [jau]

✧ Ety/YAG