cam

/cam/ ec6
noun
hand (cupped)
plural cem
Attested in writing
noun Body

Etymology

Root: √KAM "fit, suit, be agreeable, agree"
Primitive Eldarin: ✶kambā
kambā › kamba › kamb › kamm › kam View phonetic development in Quettamorphosis

Elements

  • KAB hold, contain, retain, possess, have in hand root
  • -mā instrumental suffix

Cognates

quenya camba

References

View on Eldamo

Sources: SA/cam, VT47/22, VT50/22

Notes

Word indicating a hand holding something, either loosely or tightly.