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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kije
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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
Reconstruction
Traditionally reconstructed as *küje for Finnic, but an alternative etymology exists and *kije fits other descendants better in terms of vocalism.
Descendants
- Proto-Samoyedic:
- Proto-Selkup: *śǖ
- Northern Selkup: щӱ (śü)
- Southern Selkup:
- Narym: шӱ
- Upper Ob: сii
- Proto-Selkup: *śǖ
- Ugric:
- Hungarian: kígyó
- Proto-Permic: *kij (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Proto-Mari: *kĭškə (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Mordvinic: *kuj
- Proto-Finnic: *küü (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Entry #302 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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