Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/päjwä

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 edit

Etymology edit

*päje +‎ *-wä. The derivatives may have been formed independently in Samoyedic and in Finnic and Samic, given the divergent meanings.

Noun edit

*päjwä

  1. ? warmth
  2. ? sun
  3. ? fire

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *päjwä
  • Proto-Permic: *bi
    • Komi:
      • Komi-Zyrian: ? би (bi, fire)
      • Komi-Permyak: ? би (bi, fire)
  • Mordvinic:
  • Proto-Samic: *peajvē (sun, day) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *päivä (sun, day) (see there for further descendants)

See also edit

References edit

  • 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
  • Saarikivi, Janne. 2010. "ystävästä, uskosta ja vokaaleista". In: Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 259: 249–263.

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