Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/luka

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

Etymology

From *luke- (“to count”). For similar logic, compare Proto-Tungusic *taŋgu (“hundred”) which is derived from *taŋ- (“to count”).

Numeral

*luka

  1. ten

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Proto-Mansi: *låw
  • Proto-Mari: *lu
    • Eastern Mari: лу (lu)
    • Western Mari: лу (lu)
  • Proto-Samic: *lokē (see there for further descendants)
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