Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/muja-

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

*muja-

  1. to smile

Noun

*muja

  1. smile

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *məjə- (“to be happy”)
  • Proto-Samic: *mojē (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *muja, ⇒ *muikëda (see there for further descendants)
    • Livonian: mujā (“smile”)

References

  • Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).
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