Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/lemə
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Proto-Mordvinic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Uralic *nime. The change *n- > *l- is irregular, but shared with Proto-Mari *lü̆m.
Cognates include Proto-Finnic *nimi and Proto-Samic *nëmë.
Noun[edit]
*lemə
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 77