Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/ü

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *waje. Cognates include Proto-Mordvinic *vaj, Proto-Finnic *voi and Proto-Samic *vuojë.

Noun[edit]

  1. butter

Descendants[edit]

  • Eastern Mari: ӱй (üj)
  • Western Mari: ӱ (ü)

References[edit]

  • Aikio, Ante. 2014. "On the reconstruction of Proto-Mari vocalism". In Journal of Language Relationship 11, pp. 125–157.
  • Zhivlov, Mikhail. 2014. "Studies in Uralic vocalism III". In Journal of Language Relationship 12, pp. 113–148.