Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/lemə

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

Etymology

From 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

*lemə

1. name

Descendants

• Erzya: лем (ľem)
• Moksha: лем (ľem)

References

• Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎^[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 77