Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/oksa

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

The root is only of Finno-Permic distribution, but shows no obvious signs of being an innovation. Contrast Proto-Ugric *saŋɜ.

Noun

*oksa

branch

Synonyms

*lükse
*säŋke

Descendants

Permic:
- Komi-Zyrian: вос (vos)
- Udmurt: усы (usy, “harrow”)
  - → Western Mari: ошо (ošo, “harrow”)
Proto-Mari: *ukš (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Samic: *oaksē (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *oksa (see there for further descendants)

References

Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

External links

Entry #1448 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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