Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/nĭl

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This Proto-Mari 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-Mari[edit]

Proto-Mari cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *nĭl
    Nominal : *nĭltə

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *neljä.

Numeral[edit]

*nĭl

  1. four

Descendants[edit]

  • Eastern Mari: ныл (nyl)
  • Western Mari: нӹл (nÿl)

References[edit]