Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/kelmə

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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-Finno-Permic *külmä. According to Keresztes, via earlier *kilmə < *kilmä.

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *külmä, Proto-Samic *këlmētēk.

Adjective[edit]

*kelmə

  1. cold

Descendants[edit]

  • Erzya: кельме (keľme)
  • Moksha: кельме (keľme)

References[edit]