Atar

atar (pl. atari) is a Quenya word meaning "father".

Etymology
Other forms
  • atarinya = "my father"
  • ataremma = "Our father"
  • ataren (dative) = "To father"
Cognates
Inspiration

Atar can be compared to Greek/Latin pater.

In Celtic branch the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to atar, like Irish athair (from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr).

Note also Turkish atto.

Referencias

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