Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/uje-

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

Alternative forms

  • *oje-

Etymology

    Sometimes compared with Evenki уюми (ujumi), уюктами (ujuktami, “to swim (of birds)”), Proto-Japonic *əyənku (“to swim”)

    Verb

    *uje-

    1. to swim

    Descendants

    • Proto-Samoyedic: *u- (see there for further descendants)
    • Ugric:
    • Proto-Permic: *ujni (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Mari: *iä-
      • Eastern Mari: ияш (ijaš)
      • Western Mari: иӓш (iäš)
    • Proto-Mordvinic: *ujəms (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Samic: *vuojëtēk (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Finnic: *uidak, *ujudak (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
    • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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