ᴹQ. anto² n. “giver (m.)” (Category: to Give)
A masculine word for “giver” in The Etymologies of the 1930s based on the verb ᴹQ. anta- “give”, along with a feminine variant ᴹQ. ante “giver (f.)” (Ety/ANA¹).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. anar (anard-) “giver” under the early root ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards” (QL/31).
Reference ✧ Ety/ANA¹ ✧ anto “giver (m.)”
Elements
anta- | “to give” | ✧ Ety/ANA¹ |