Eldamo : Sindarin : thos

S. thos n. “puff (of air)” (Category: to Blow)

A noun in notes from around 1957, glossed “puff (of air)” and derived from √THU(S) “blow, cause an air movement” (NM/237).

Reference ✧ NM/237 ✧ “puff (of air)”

Derivations

< √THUS “evil mist, fog, darkness; blow, cause an air movement” ✧ NM/237
- < thus < thus ✧ NM/237
- < √THŪ? “blow, cause an air movement”

Phonetic Developments

√thus > thus > thos

[tʰusse] > [θusse] > [θosse] > [θoss]