Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : ƷAN

ᴹ√ƷAN root. “male”

ᴹ√ƷAN root. “male”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “male” and used in this sense for both people and animals (Ety/ƷAN). Its principle derivatives are ᴹQ. hanu/N. anw “male (person or animal)”, so it might more properly be *ᴹ√ƷAN+U.

References ✧ Ety/ƷAN, INI, NĪ¹

Glosses

“male” ✧ Ety/ƷAN; Ety/NĪ¹

INI feminine of ƷAN “male” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
INI “female” counterpart to ƷAN “male” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹

Derivatives

> Ilk. ganu “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN; EtyAC/ƷAN
> ᴹQ. -ando “agent (male)” ✧ EtyAC/ƷAN
> ᴹQ. hanu “male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” ✧ Ety/ƷAN; Ety/INI; EtyAC/ƷAN
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> ᴹQ. hanwa “male” ✧ Ety/INI
> N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/INI; EtyAC/ƷAN
- ⇒ ᴺS. ^anwas “manhood, *manliness, masculinity”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. ^anwathren “manly, masculine”
> ON. anu “a male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
- > N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
  - ⇒ [see above]