Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/-m

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology

Frequently compared with Proto-Indo-European *-m (accusative marker).

Suffix

*-m

1. forms the accusative case, indicating the object

Descendants

• Proto-Samoyedic:
  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: -м (-m°)
  • Selkup:
    • Southern Selkup: -м (-m) (rare)
• Mari:
  • Eastern Mari: -м (-m)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *-ń
  • Erzya: -нь (-ń)
• Proto-Samic: *-m
• Proto-Finnic: *-n