Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/oksa

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

Etymology

The root is only of Finno-Permic distribution, but shows no obvious signs of being an innovation. Contrast Proto-Ugric *saŋɜ.

Noun

*oksa

1. branch

Synonyms

• *lükse
• *säŋke

Descendants

• Permic:
  • Komi-Zyrian: вос (vos)
  • Udmurt: усы (usy, “harrow”)
    • → Western Mari: ошо (ošo, “harrow”)
• Proto-Mari: *ukš (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Samic: *oaksē (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *oksa (see there for further descendants)

References

• Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

External links

• Entry #1448 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.