S. both n. “fen, marsh” (Category: Mud, Mire)
The word N. both first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “puddle, small pool” as a derivative of the root ᴹ√MBOTH (Ety/MBOTH). It reappeared in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 as a derivative of √MOT “fen, marsh”, apparently of the same meaning, along with variants moth and amoth. For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I’d use the form both and retain the 1957 and 1930s senses as derivations of slightly different roots.
References ✧ PE17/165
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| √MOT > mbotto > both | [mbotto] > [mbottʰo] > [mboθθo] > [boθθo] > [boθθ] > [boθ] | ✧ PE17/165 |