Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/mërja

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

Reconstruction

    *ë can be reconstructed on the basis of Mari (Aikio 2014), though no confirmation from more eastern languages is available. Rédei (1988) mentions uncertain reflexes from the Ob-Ugric languages, possibly better derived from *mura (whence Proto-Finnic *mura-).

    Noun

    *mërja

    1. berry

    Descendants

    • Mari: *mür
      • Eastern Mari: мӧр (mör)
      • Western Mari: мӧр (mör)
    • Proto-Mordvinic: *maŕ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Samic: *muorjē (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Finnic: *marja (see there for further descendants)

    References