RUSKĀ

From Tolkien Gateway

RUSKĀ is a Primitive Quendian root given no signification, except from what can be determined from its derivatives.[1]

Derivatives[edit | edit source]

Other etymologies[edit | edit source]

The related Quenya words russa "red-haired" and russe "(a head or pelt of) red hair" show derivation from another, more basic root *RUS, of which RUSKĀ is obviously an extended form.

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

Tolkien translates the Quenya word russa as "russet"[3]. The English word russet derives from Latin russus "reddish".

There is a possibility that the similarities of both form and sense between the Elvish root and English/Latin words is intentional.

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