Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/keľ

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

  • *käľ

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *käle. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *keeli, Proto-Samic *kielë, Proto-Permic *ku̇l.

Noun

*keľ

  1. tongue

Indefinite declension

Case Singular Plural
Nominative *keľ *keľť
Genitive *keľəń
Dative *keľəńəń
Ablative *keľdə
Inessive *keľsə
Elative *keľstə
Illative *keľs
Lative *keľəŋ
Prolative *keľgə
Translative *keľks
Abessive *keľtəmə

Descendants

  • Erzya: кель (keľ)
  • Moksha: кяль (käľ)

References