Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/čänžə

This Proto-Mordvinic 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-Mordvinic

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (compare Lithuanian žąsi̇̀s and Latvian zoss). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *hanhi.

Noun

*čänžə

  1. duck
  2. goose

Descendants

  • Erzya: шенже (šenže), шенш (šenš)
  • Moksha: сенч (senč)

References

  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 156
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