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Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/lë

This Proto-Samoyedic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *luwe. *ë is unexpected and may be an archaism.

Noun

*lë

  1. bone

Derived terms
  • ? *lëmpårå (“breast”)

Descendants
  • ? Nganasan: [script needed] (lā, “iron ring”)
  • Enets: [Term?] (лы)
  • Yurats: лы
  • Nenets:
    • Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄)
    • Tundra Nenets: лы (li)
  • Selkup: [script needed] (li̮), (oblique stem) [script needed] (le̮-)
  • Kamassian: [script needed] (le)
  • Mator: [script needed] (ле)

From *lë-təjə:

  • Nganasan: латәә
  • Enets:
    • Forest Enets: [Term?] (ľīdi)
    • Tundra Enets: [Term?] (ľīri)
  • Nenets:
    • Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄tɨ̄)
    • Tundra Nenets: лэды (ledi)

References
  • Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
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