Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/lemə

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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 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

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*lemə

  1. name

Descendants

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

References

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