Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/aja-

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

Probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, *h₂éǵeti, but the exact form and source language remains undetermined. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háȷ́ati, sometimes proposed, does not appear likely, as the Indo-Iranian *j would probably not have been reflected by a Uralic *j.

Verb

*aja-

1. to drive
2. to hunt, chase

Descendants

• Ugric:
  • Mansi:
    • Eastern Mansi: [script needed] (wujt), [script needed] (wojt)
• Proto-Permic: *ojni (see there for further descendants)
• Mordvinic:
  • ? Erzya: айгемс (ajgems)
  • ? Moksha: айгомс (ajgoms)
• Proto-Samic: *vuojētēk (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *ajadak (see there for further descendants)

References

• Joki, Aulis J. (1973) Uralier und Indogermanen [Uralians and Indo-Europeans] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 151) (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN
• Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Entry #4 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.