Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/weneš

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 early Proto-Indo-Iranian *wen- (whence Sanskrit वन् (van, “tree, wood, wooden vessel”)), although this is uncertain due to issues.^[1]^[2]

Noun

*weneš (Finno-Mordvinic)

boat

Descendants

Proto-Mordvinic: *veńəš
- Erzya: венч (venč)
- Moksha: венеж (veńež)
Proto-Samic: *vënës (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *veneh (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Holopainen, Sampsa. 2019. Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic : Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion. [1]. pp. 302–303.
^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vene”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-03-25

[1] Holopainen, Sampsa. 2019. Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic : Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion. [1]. pp. 302–303.

[2] Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vene”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-03-25

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