Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/tü̆rwə

This Proto-Mari 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-Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *turpa. Cognates include Proto-Permic *tu̇rp, Proto-Mordvinic *tərva and Proto-Finnic *turpa.

Noun

*tü̆rwə

1. lip

Descendants

• Eastern Mari: тӱрвӧ (türvö)
• Western Mari: тӹрвӹ (tÿrvÿ)

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2014. "On the reconstruction of Proto-Mari vocalism". In Journal of Language Relationship 11, pp. 125–157.