ᴹQ. erkasse n. “holly” (Category: Vegetation (other))
A noun appearing as ᴹQ. erkasse “holly” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from the root ᴹ√ERÉK “thorn” (Ety/ERÉK). In a rejected page from the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) written in 1948, Tolkien had ᴹQ. erke “holly” derived from the same root (PE22/127). For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d stick to the (non-rejected) 1930s ercassë “holly”.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, Tolkien had ᴱQ. piosenna “holly”, a combination of ᴱQ. pio “berry” and ᴱQ. senna “red-brown” (QL/83; PME/83).
Reference ✧ Ety/ERÉK ✧ “holly”
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| ᴹ√ERÉK > erkasse | [erkasse] | ✧ Ety/ERÉK |
ᴱQ. piosenna n. “holly” (Category: Vegetation (other))
References ✧ LT2A/Silpion; PME/74; QL/74
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| pio | “berry, plum, cherry” | ✧ LT2A/Silpion; QL/74 |
| senna | “red, brown, red-brown” | ✧ QL/74 (#senna) |