Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/peŋ

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

  • *pej

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *piŋe.

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *pii, Proto-Mari *pü, Proto-Permic *piń.

Noun

*peŋ

  1. tooth

Descendants

  • Erzya: пей (pej), (dialectal) пев (pev), пеҥ (peŋ)
  • Moksha: пей (pej)