Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/vərgas

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. According to Keresztes, via Early Proto-Mordvinic *virgəs.

Noun

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*vərgas

  1. wolf

Descendants

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  • Erzya: верьгиз (veŕgiz)
  • Moksha: врьгаз (vŕgaz)

References

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