ᴱQ. sahta-² v. “to split” (Category: to Split)
A verb appearing as ᴱQ. sahta- “to split” in Early Qenya Phonology of the 1920s derived from primitive ᴱ✶stak+ta- (PE14/66).
Neo-Quenya: Since the root ᴹ√STAK “split, insert” survives in Tolkien’s later writings, I think ᴺQ. sahta- “to split” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Quenya. It does conflicted with the later verb Q. sahta- “induce” from the 1950s, but I think the two can coexist.
Reference ✧ PE14/66 ✧ sahta “to split”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ✶stak+ta > sahta | [stakta-] > [θakta-] > [sakta-] > [saxta-] | ✧ PE14/66 |