Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ëśe-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Verb

*ëśe-

1. to exist, be located

Derived terms

• *ëśew- (passive)

Descendants

• Mordvinic
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *äźəm
    • Erzya: эзем (ezem, “bench, chair; seat; place”)
    • Moksha: эзем (ezem)
  • >? Proto-Mordvinic: *ašťəms ~ *äšťəms
    • >? Erzya: аштемс (aštems, “to stay, be located”), eščems (dialectal)
    • >? Moksha: ащемс (aščems)
• Finnic
  • Proto-Finnic: *asëdak (“to live, dwell”)
    • Finnish: asea (dialectal, rare)
    • ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *asëttadak
    • ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *asëk

Further reading

• Entry #30 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Ante Aikio, Studies in Uralic Etymology V: Permic Etymologies.