Reconstruction:Proto-Permic/-mis

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This Proto-Permic 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-Permic

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Etymology

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Often assumed to be a derivation of *-min (-ty) with the elative suffix *-iś with a shift *-miniś > *-miś followed by an irregular shift *-ś > *-s.

Has also been compared with Proto-Turkic *-mïĺ (cf. Tatar -мыш (-mış)).

Suffix

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*-mis

  1. (unproductive) lacking from ten

Derived terms

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References

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  • L. Honti (1993) Die Grundzahlwörter der Uralischen Sprachen. [The cardinal numbers in Uralic languages] (in German), Budapest, page 157