Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/meńəľ

This Proto-Mordvinic 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-Mordvinic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *mińi (“sky”). According to Keresztes, via *mińɜ > *mińə-ľə. For the suffix, compare *sivəľ (“meat”) (< *sivə-ľə).

Noun

*meńəľ

  1. sky

Descendants

  • Erzya: менель (meneľ)
  • Moksha: ме́нель (méneľ)

References

  • Keresztes, László (1986), Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 87
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