Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/mixe-

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- (“to exchange”), from the root *h₂mey-.

Verb

*mixe-

1. to give

Descendants

• Proto-Samoyedic: *mi-
  • Tundra Nenets: миць (myicʹ°)
  • Selkup:
    • Southern Selkup:
      • Narym: мегу́ (mjegú)
      • Upper Ob: мэгу (megu)
• ⇒? Proto-Permic: *med (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *mijəms
  • Erzya: миемс (mijems)
  • Moksha: миемс (mijems)
• Proto-Samic:
  • Kildin Sami: мӣгкэ (mīgke)
• Proto-Finnic: *müüdäk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Entry #542 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.