Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/äjjä

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

Noun

*äjjä

1. (Finno-Permic) old man

Descendants

• Proto-Permic: *ajᴕ
  • Komi:
    • Komi-Permyak: ай (aj)
    • Komi-Zyrian: ай (aj)
    • Old Komi: 𐍐𐍙 (aj)
  • Udmurt: айы (ajy)
• Proto-Samic: *ājjē, *ājjā (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *äijä (see there for further descendants)

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.