√Ad. MINIL root. (triconsonantal-root) “heaven, sky” (Category: Sky, Heavens)
A Primitive Adûnaic root glossed “heaven, sky” that Tolkien used as an example of an “early borrowing” from Primitive Elvish: the Primitive Elvish root √MENEL became ✶Ad. √MINIL from whatever Avari language influenced Primitive Adûnaic (SD/414).
Reference ✧ SD/414 ✧ “heaven, sky”
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| ᴹ√MENEL > MINIL | [menel] > [menil] > [minil] | ✧ SD/414 |