S. rhovan n. “wilderness; wild beast” (Category: Country (vs. Town))

S. rhovan, n. “wilderness; wild beast” (Category: Country (vs. Town))

N. lhoss “wilderness”

References ✧ PE17/78, 99

Glosses

• “wild beast” ✧ PE17/78
• “wilderness” ✧ PE17/99

Elements

rhaw¹

“wild”

Element In

• S. Rhevain “Wild-men, Savages”
• S. Rhovanion “Wilderland” ✧ PE17/78; PE17/99

Cognates

• Q. hravan “wild beast” ✧ PE17/78 (hrăvan)

Derivations

• < ✶srāban “wild beast” ✧ PE17/78
  • < √SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/78 (S-RAB)
• < ✶roban “wilderness” ✧ PE17/99
  • < √DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/99 (D)ROB)

Phonetic Developments

✶srāban > rhovan

[srāban] > [r̥āban] > [r̥ǭban] > [r̥ǭvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan]

✧ PE17/78

N. rhofan n. “wilderness” (Category: Country (vs. Town))

Reference ✧ EtyAC/RAB ✧ “Wilderness”

Element In

• N. Rhofannor “Wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB
• N. Rhovanion “Wilderland”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√RAB¹ “*wild” ✧ Ety/RAB

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√RAB > rhofan

[rābana] > [rǭbana] > [roubana] > [rouvana] > [rauvana] > [rauvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan]

✧ EtyAC/RAB