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[ᴱ]^ᴺ√BENET root. “chin”

[ᴱ]^ᴺ√BENET root. “chin”

See ᴱ√VETE for discussion.

^BENET “chin” could be an elaboration of ᴹ√BEN “corner (from inside), angle from inside”

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. venta “chin”
> ᴺS. !bened “chin”

ᴱ√VETE root. “*chin”

This root appeared as unglossed ᴱ√VETE in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives ᴱQ. velte “beard” and ᴱQ. venta “chin” (QL/101). I think it is worth positing a Neo-Root √BENET “chin” to salvage the latter word, perhaps as an elaboration on ᴹ√BEN “angle”.

Reference ✧ QL/101

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. velte “beard” ✧ QL/101
> ᴱQ. venta “chin” ✧ QL/101