Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : TOP

ᴹ√TOP root. “cover, roof”

ᴹ√TOP root. “roof, ⚠️cover”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cover, roof” with derivatives like ᴹQ. tópa-/N. toba- “to roof”, ᴹQ. tópa “roof”, and N. tobas “roofing” (Ety/TOP). It was grouped together with and was apparently a variant of ᴹ√TUP (EtyAC/TOP), a root with a much lengthier history; see that entry for details. For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think this root could mean “roof” as opposed to √TUP = “cover”.

Reference ✧ Ety/TOP ✧ “cover, roof”

TUP ✧ EtyAC/TOP

Derivatives

> ᴹ✶tōp- “to roof” ✧ Ety/TOP
- > ᴹQ. tópa “roof” ✧ Ety/TOP
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. !hentópa “eyelid”
- > ᴹQ. tópa- “to roof” ✧ Ety/TOP
> ᴹQ. top- “to cover” ✧ Ety/TOP
> N. toba- “to cover, roof over” ✧ Ety/TOP
- ⇒ N. tobas “roofing, roof” ✧ Ety/TOP