Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/meńəľ

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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 *mińi (“sky”). According to Keresztes, via *mińɜ > *mińə-ľə.

Noun

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*meńəľ

  1. sky

Descendants

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  • Erzya: менель (meńeľ)
  • Moksha: ме́нель (méńeľ)

References

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  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 87
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