Eldamo : Neo-Primitive Elvish : GAK

[ᴱ]*ᴺ√GAK root. “steel”

[ᴱ]*ᴺ√GAK root. “steel”

See #ᴱ√YAYA for discussion.

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. axë “steel”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. axína “(of) steel, *like steel”
> ᴺS. ^gaes “steel”
- ⇒ ᴺS. ^gaesen “of steel”
- ⇒ ᴺS. ^gaethren “like steel”

#ᴱ√YAYA root. “*steel, possession”

A root implied by the primitive form {ᴱ✶ı̯aksĕ >>} ᴱ✶ı̯aisa in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s that was the basis for derivatives like G. gais/ᴱQ. yaisa “steel” and similar words (GL/37); in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon, the word was ᴱQ. Y̯akse “steel”, consistent with the deleted form in GL (QL/105). In the Early Qenya Grammar and English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, the Qenya word was ᴱQ. akse “steel” (PE14/48, 81; PE15/77). I think it is worth positing a Neo-Root √GAK “steel” to salvage these early words.

Reference ✧ GL/43 ✧ #yai

Derivatives

> ᴱ✶ı̯aisa
- > ᴱQ. yakse¹ “steel” ✧ GL/37; GL/37
  - ⇒ ᴱQ. yaksina “of steel” ✧ QL/105
- > G. gais “steel” ✧ GL/37; GL/37
  - ⇒ G. gaisin “of steel” ✧ GL/37
  - ⇒ G. gaithrin “like steel” ✧ GL/37
> ᴱ✶yai-ka ✧ GL/43
- > G. gaig “weapon, tool” ✧ GL/43
> ᴱQ. #yaim- “to possess”
> ᴱQ. yaima “implement”
> G. gôtha- “to possess, have, hold” ✧ GL/43
- ⇒ G. guig “piece of property” ✧ GL/43
- ⇒ G. guin² “own, held, possessed” ✧ GL/43
  - ⇒ G. guinir “slave” ✧ GL/43
  - ⇒ G. guinog “chattel” ✧ GL/43
  - ⇒ G. guinoth “property” ✧ GL/43