Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ëmta-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *amta-

Reconstruction

Most reflexes are ambiguous between *ëmta- and *amta-. Sammallahti (1988) opts for the former reconstruction, based on Komi /u/ (contrast e.g. *aja-). According to a proposal by Reshetnikov & Zhivlov (2011), even this may be however derivable from *a.

Verb

*ëmta-

  1. to give

Synonyms

  • *mexe-

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: ad
  • Proto-Permic: *udni (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mari: *omd-
    • Eastern Mari: омдаш (omdaš, “to fill with milk (breasts, udders”)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *andəms (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *vuomtētēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *antadak (see there for further descendants)

References

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