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Reconstruction:Proto-Permic/ńöľ

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This Proto-Permic 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-Permic

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Proto-Permic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *ńöľ

Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *neljä. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *neljä and Proto-Samic *nealjē.

Udmurt shows an irregular dissimilation *ńöľ > *ńoľ.

Numeral

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*ńöľ

  1. four

Descendants

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  • Komi:
    • Komi-Permyak: нёль (ńoľ)
    • Komi-Yazva: нюль (ńuľ)
    • Komi-Zyrian: нёль (ńoľ)
  • Udmurt: ньыль (ńyľ)

References

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  • Lytkin, V. I., Gulyaev, E. S., editors (1970), “нёль”, in Краткий этимологический словарь коми языка [Brief Etymological Dictionary of the Komi Language]‎[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka