Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wëlka-

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

*wëlka-

1. to come down

Descendants

• Ugric:
  • Hungarian: válik
  • Proto-Mansi *wī̮ɣl-
    • Northern Mansi: [script needed] (wāɣl-)
    • Southern Mansi: [script needed] (wa͕jl-)
  • Proto-Khanty *wāɣǝl- ~ *wī̮ɣǝl-
    • Eastern Khanty: [script needed] (waɣǝl-), [script needed] (wi̮ɣǝl-)
• Proto-Mari:
  • Eastern Mari: волаш (volaš)
  • Western Mari: валаш (valaš)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *valgəms
  • Erzya: валгомс (valgoms)
  • Moksha: валгомс (valgoms)
• Proto-Samic: *vuolkētēk (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: ⇒ *valkama (see there for further descendants)

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.