Eldamo : Early Quenya : manda-

ᴱQ. manda- v. “to dwell, remain” (Category: to Live, Dwell)

⚠️ᴱQ. manda-, v. “to dwell, remain” (Category: to Live, Dwell): Q. mar- “to abide, be settled or fixed, [ᴱQ.] dwell, live”

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dwell, remain” under the early root ᴱ√MBARA, but more likely derived from ᴱ√NGWAÐA with which that root was blended (QL/60).

Reference ✧ QL/60 ✧ “dwell, remain”

Derivations

< ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ QL/60 (NGWAÐA)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√NGWAÐA > manda-

[ŋʷanða-] > [manða-] > [manda-]

✧ QL/60