Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/maŕ

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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 *mërja. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *marja and Proto-Samic *muorjē.

Noun[edit]

*maŕ

  1. berry

Descendants[edit]

  • Erzya: марь (maŕ) (in compounds)
  • Moksha: марь (maŕ)

References[edit]

  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 84