Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/luka

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

From *luke- (“to count”). For similar logic, compare Proto-Tungusic *taŋgu (“hundred”) which is derived from *taŋ- (“to count”).

Numeral

*luka

1. ten

Descendants

• Ugric:
  • Proto-Mansi: *låw
    • Northern Mansi: лов (lov)
• Proto-Mari: *lu
  • Eastern Mari: лу (lu)
  • Western Mari: лу (lu)
• Proto-Samic: *lokē (see there for further descendants)

External links

• Entry #495 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.