Eldamo : Early Quenya : silk(in)a

ᴱQ. silk(in)a adj. “rich, fat, glossy” (Category: Fat, Grease)

⚠️ᴱQ. silc(in)a, adj. “rich, fat, glossy” (Category: Fat, Grease): ᴹQ. lárëa “fat, rich”; ᴺQ. oiwa “glossy”

An adjective in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants silka, silkina and glosses “rich, fat, glossy” derived from the early root ᴱ√SḶKḶ² “rich, lush” (QL/86).

References ✧ QL/86

Glosses

“rich, fat, glossy” ✧ QL/86 (silka)

Variations

silka ✧ QL/86
silkina ✧ QL/86

Derivations

< ᴱ√SḶKḶ² “rich, lush” ✧ QL/86

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√SḶKḶ² > silka

[sḷkā] > [sḷka] > [silka]

✧ QL/86