Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/šertnə

This Proto-Mari 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-Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *särńä, possibly borrowed from a substrate language. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *sarni.

Noun

*šertnə

  1. willow

Descendants

  • Eastern Mari: шертне (šertńe)
  • Western Mari: шӓртньӹ (šärtńÿ)

References

  • Metsäranta, Niklas. Periytyminen ja lainautuminen: Marin ja permiläisten kielten sanastontutkimusta (2020). University of Helsinki (Doctoral dissertation). p.322
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