Reconstruction:Proto-Mari/nŭle-

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 *ńale-.

Verb

*nŭle-

1. to lick

Descendants

• Eastern Mari: нулаш (nulaš)
• Western Mari: нылаш (nylaš)

References

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