Reconstruction:Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan/'iməl

This Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan 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-Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Eskimo *ǝmǝʁ.

Noun

*'iməl

1. water, liquid

Descendants

• Chukotkan
  • Chukchi: мимыл (miməl)
  • Koryak: мимыл (miməl)
  • Alutor: мимыл (miməl)
  • Kerek: мимлыӈа (mimləŋa)

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 99.