корхтамс

Moksha

Etymology

Cognate with Erzya кортамс (kortams), both Mordvinic terms having the meaning “to speak/talk, convince” (in Moksha also “to testify”). According to Veršinin, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, possible cognates include Eastern Mari кутыраш (kutəraš, to converse, talk), Finnish kertoa (to tell).[1]

Verb

корхтамс (korxtams)

  1. (transitive) to speak

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Joškar Ola, page 167
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