Q. Yestarë pn. “first day of the year”
The first day of the year in the calendar of Imladris, the Númenórean calendar and the Steward’s Reckoning (LotR/1108-9), a compound of yesta “beginning” and ré “day”.
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the first day of the year was ᴹQ. Minyen (Ety/YEN), a combination of the root ᴹ√MIN, which had derivatives like ᴹQ. minya “first”, and ᴹQ. yén “year”. In drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices from the 1940s, the first day of the year was initially given as ᴹQ. Vinyarië “Newyear’s Day” (PM/127), where its first element was ᴹQ. vinya¹ “young, new”. Later in the drafts it was given as ᴹQ. Entare “Year’s beginning” (PM/134).
References ✧ LotR/1108-1109; PE17/120; UT/327; UTI/yestarë
Glosses
Elements
| yesta | “beginning” | ✧ PE17/120 |
| ré | “day (period from sunset to sunset)” | ✧ PE17/119 (rē) |
Cognates
ᴹQ. Entare pn. “Year’s beginning”
Reference ✧ PM/134 ✧ Entarë “Year’s beginning”
ᴹQ. Vinyarie pn. “Newyear’s Day”
Reference ✧ PM/127 ✧ Vinyarië “Newyear’s Day”
Elements
| vinya¹ | “young, new” |
| ? |
ᴹQ. Minyen pn. “first day [of year]”
References ✧ Ety/YEN; EtyAC/YEN
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| ᴹ√MIN | “stand alone, stick out” | ✧ Ety/YEN (MINI) |
| yén | “year” | ✧ Ety/YEN |