Eldamo : Quenya : rasillo

Q. rasillo [þ] n. “squirrel” (Category: Mouse, Rodent)

A word for “squirrel” in notes from 1968-69 based on the root √RATH “climb” (NM/363).

Reference ✧ NM/363 ✧ “squirrel”

Derivations

< √RATH “climb (with hands and feet, as in a tree or up a rocky slope)” ✧ NM/363
- < raþillo < RATH ✧ NM/363

Phonetic Developments

√RATH > raþillo > rasillo

[raθillo] > [rasillo]