Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/śeďəj

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

Alternative forms

  • *śeďəŋ

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *śüdäme. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *südän, Proto-Samic *čëδēm, Proto-Mari *šü̆m and Proto-Permic *śɔ̈läm.

Noun

*śeďəj

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Erzya: седей (sedej)
  • Moksha: седи (sedi)

References