Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kälew

This Proto-Uralic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Uralic

Etymology

Sometimes compared with Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂lōws and Proto-Turkic *kẹlin; possibly a Wanderwort.

Noun

*kälew

1. sister-in-law

Descendants

• Proto-Permic: *kɛl (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Mordvinic:
  • Erzya: кияло (kijalo)
  • Moksha: кел (kel)
• Proto-Samic: *kālōjeannē (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *kälü (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Entry #263 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.