Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/lë
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Proto-Samoyedic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Uralic *luwe. *ë is unexpected and may be an archaism.
Noun[edit]
*lë
Derived terms[edit]
- ? *lëmpårå (“breast”)
Descendants[edit]
- >? Nganasan: лаа (“ring”)
- Nenets:
- Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄)
- Tundra Nenets: лы (li)
- Selkup:
- Kamassian: ле (le)
- Mator: ле
From *lë-təjə:
- Nganasan: латәә
- Enets:
- Forest Enets: лызи (lyði)
- Tundra Enets: [script needed] (ľīri)
- Nenets:
- Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄tɨ̄)
- Tundra Nenets: лэды (ledi)
References[edit]
- Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.