Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/ŭmša

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

Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Permic *ȯm (“mouth”).

Noun

*ŭmša

  1. mouth

Descendants

  • Eastern Mari: умша (umša)
  • Western Mari: ышма (yšma)

References

  • Zhivlov, Mikhail. 2014. "Studies in Uralic vocalism III". In Journal of Language Relationship 12, pp. 113–148.
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