Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/śeľmə

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This Proto-Mordvinic 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-Mordvinic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *śilmä. According to Keresztes, via earlier *śiľmə.

Noun[edit]

*śeľmə

  1. eye

Descendants[edit]

  • Erzya: сельме (śeľme)
  • Moksha: сельме (śeľme)

References[edit]