Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wosa

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

An old loanword from Proto-Indo-European *wes-ó-s, possibly via Proto-Indo-Iranian *wasás.

Noun

*wosa

1. merchandise

Descendants

• Ugric
  • Proto-Mansi: *wī̮tā-
    • Northern Mansi: [script needed] (wāta-χum)
    • Southern Mansi: [script needed] (wɛ̮tā)
• Proto-Permic: *vuz
• ⇒ Proto-Mari: *wŭžale-
  • Eastern Mari: ужалаш (užalaš)
  • Western Mari: выжалаш (vyžalaš)
• Proto-Samic: *oasēs (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *ostadak (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.