Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ëśe-

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

Verb

*ëśe-

1. to exist, be located

Derived terms

• *ëśew- (passive)

Descendants

• Mordvinic
  • Erzya: эзем (eźem, “bench, chair; seat; place”)
  • Moksha: эзем (eźem)
  • ? Erzya: аштемс (ašťems, “to stay, be located”)
  • ? Moksha: ащемс (aščems)
• Finnic
  • Proto-Finnic: *asëdak (“to live, dwell”)
    • Finnish: asea (dialectal, rare)
    • ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *asëttadak
    • ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *asëk

Further reading

• Entry #30 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Ante Aikio, Studies in Uralic Etymology V: Permic Etymologies.