Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ojwa

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

Noun

*ojwa

  1. head

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *åjwå (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mari: *wuj (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *ujvťəms
    • Moksha: уйфтемс (ujftems)
  • Proto-Samic: *oajvē (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *oiva (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554
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