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Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/jalgə

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This Proto-Mordvinic 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-Mordvinic

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Etymology

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From Early Proto-Mordvinic *jal (foot) + *-kə ~ *-gə (prolative or comitative suffix). The first stem is from Proto-Uralic *jalka (foot) and cognate with Proto-Finnic *jalka, Proto-Samic *juolkē and Proto-Mari *jål.

Noun

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*jalgə

  1. on foot

Descendants

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  • Erzya: ялго (jalgo)
  • Moksha: ялга (jalga)

References

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