Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/lemə
Proto-Mordvinic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Uralic *nime. The change *n- > *l- is irregular, but shared with Proto-Mari *lü̆m.
Cognates include Proto-Finnic *nimi and Proto-Samic *nëmë.
Noun
edit*lemə
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 77