Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kajwa-

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

Verb

*kajwa-

  1. to dig

Descendants

  • ⇒ Proto-Samoyedic: *kajwå (“shovel”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Permic: *kojni (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mari: *koe- (“to shovel”)
    • Eastern Mari: куаш (kuaš)
    • Western Mari: коаш (koaš)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *kaj-mə
  • Proto-Samic: *koajvōtēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *kaivadak (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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