Reconstruction:Proto-Yukaghir/mel-

This Proto-Yukaghir 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-Yukaghir

Etymology

Perhaps related to Proto-Uralic *mälke.[1]

Root

*mel-[1]

  1. breast

Derived terms

  • *mel-δ
    • Chuvan: малыть (malytʹ)
    • Omok: мелуръ (melur)
    • Southern Yukaghir: мэлут (melut)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 263
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