Q. nalta [ñ-] n. “radiance, glittering reflection” (Category: to Shine, Glisten)

Q. nalta [ñ-], n. “radiance, glittering reflection” (Category: to Shine, Glisten)

References ✧ NM/350; PE17/50; PM/347

Glosses

• “radiance” ✧ PE17/50 (alta)
• “radiance, glittering reflection” ✧ PM/347 (ñalta)

Variations

• ñalta ✧ PM/347; NM/350 (**ñalta)
• alta ✧ PE17/50

Element In

• Q. naltalma “heliograph”
• Q. Naltariel “Galadriel” ✧ PM/347 (Ñaltariel)
• Q. Altáriel “Galadriel” ✧ PE17/50 (Altariel(le))

Cognates

• S. galad “radiance, glittering reflection; light, fire, brightness, shining; bliss” ✧ PM/347
• T. alata “radiance, glittering reflection” ✧ PM/347

Derivations

• < √Ñ(G)AL “gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)” ✧ NM/350 (ñal-)
• < ✶ñ(g)alatā “(reflected) radiance, glitter (of reflected light), glory” ✧ PE17/50 (galatā); PM/347 (ñalatā)
  • < √GAL¹ “light; shine, be bright” ✧ PE17/50
  • < √KAL “light; shine, be bright” ✧ PE17/50; PE17/50
  • < √Ñ(G)AL “gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)” ✧ NM/350 (ñal-); NM/353 (ÑAL); PE17/59 (ÑGAL); PE17/169 (ŊGAL); PM/347 (ÑAL)

Phonetic Developments

✶galatā > alta	[galatā] > [galtā] > [ɣaltā] > [altā] > [alta]	✧ PE17/50
✶ñalatā > ñalta	[ŋgalatā] > [ŋgaltā] > [ŋaltā] > [ŋalta] > [nalta]	✧ PM/347