Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/woča-

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from *woča (fence) with semantic development "to protect" > "to guard, to keep an eye on" > "to wait".

Verb

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*woča- (Finno-Volgaic)

  1. to wait

Descendants

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  • Proto-Mari: *wŭče-
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *učəms

From *woča-w-kta-:

References

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  • Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.