Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wole-

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

Alternative reconstructions

*ole-

Etymology

Probably a frequentative (*-le-) derivative of a monosyllabic verb stem (*(w)o-le-);^[1]^[2] see *wo- / *o- for more.^[3] Has also sometimes been compared, although probably without much real merit, to Proto-Turkic *bōl-, Proto-Mongolic *bol-, or alternatively Proto-Turkic *ol-.

Verb

*wole-

to be, exist; will be

Descendants

>? Proto-Samoyedic: *åəj-
Ugric:
- Hungarian: van (“to be”), vagyon (“property, wealth”)
- Mansi:
  - Northern Mansi: о̄луӈкве (ōluňkve)
  - Central Mansi: олх (olh)
- Khanty:
  - Northern Khanty: вөԓты (wøłty)
Proto-Permic: *vɔ̇lni (see there for further descendants)
Mari:
- Eastern Mari: улаш (ulaš)
- Western Mari: ы́лаш (ýlaš)
Proto-Mordvinic: *uľəms
- Erzya: улемс (uľems)
- Moksha: улемс (uľems)
Proto-Finnic: *oldak (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
^ Juha Janhunen, Issues of comparative Uralic and Altaic Studies: Uralic copulas and their analogues in other Eurasian languages (2020)

External links

Entry #1160 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

[1] Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

[2] Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

[3] Juha Janhunen, Issues of comparative Uralic and Altaic Studies: Uralic copulas and their analogues in other Eurasian languages (2020)

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