Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/kućkan

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

From Proto-Uralic *kočka. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *kocka, Proto-Samic *koackēmē and Proto-Mari *kučkəž.

According to Keresztes, via earlier *kūćkə (+ *-mə).

Noun

*kućkan

  1. eagle

Descendants

  • Erzya: куцькан (kućkan)
  • Moksha: куцькан (kućkan)

References