ᴱQ. tampo n. “well” (Category: Spring, Well)
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱQ. tampo “a well”, derived from the root ᴱ√TṂPṂ “build”; Tolkien considered transferring the word to ᴱ√TAPA “*stretch” (QL/93). This word also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/93).
Neo-Quenya: I think ᴺQ. tampo “well” might be salvaged in Neo-Quenya as a derivative of √TAM “construct”; it is used this way in Helge Fauskanger’s Neo-Quenya New Testament (NQNT).
References ✧ PME/93; QL/93
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tampa- | stem | ✧ PME/93; QL/93 |
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ᴱ√TṂPṂ > tampo | [tṇ̄pō] > [tṇ̄po] > [tampo] | ✧ QL/93 |