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So I think Tolkien looked far and wide for his cultural inspirations (Taniquetil sounds Mayan or Aztec or something similar surely?), and they don't necessarily relate to his philological inspirations in every case.
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Tolkein began writing his books with no prior studying, planning, or even a prewrite. He made many of his languages from scratch. The others had strictly European origins. To try associating languages from across the globe would only defeat Tolkein's purpose, to provide a legend where none existed. It wasn't an intercontinental affair. Though, I do adminre your insight and it's incredible how you can draw intercultural connections from the books. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]