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From possible Primitive Elvish *''kânê''. | From possible Primitive Elvish *''kânê''. |
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caun pl. conin means "prince, ruler".
Etymology
Primitive Elvish form kânô "crier, herald" from Root KAN[1]
Cognates
See also
caun means "valour"[2].
Etymology
From possible Primitive Elvish *kânê.
Cognates
caun pl. conath also means "outcry, clamor"[3].
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth p.362
- ↑ Etymologies p.362
- ↑ The Peoples of Middle-earth p. 361