Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kolmamte

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

Etymology

*kolme +‎ *-mte. The *-a- is required by the descendants^[1] (e.g. *kolmemte would have resulted in Proto-Samic **kuolmëmtë). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. but why *-a-?

Adjective

*kolmamte (Finno-Permic)

third

Descendants

Proto-Permic:
- Komi:
  - Komi-Zyrian: коймӧд (kojmöd)
- Udmurt: куиньмети (kuińmeťi)
Proto-Samic: *koalmāmtë (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *kolmanci (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554

[1] Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554

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