Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/sükśe

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology

One of the words limited to the traditional Finno-Ugric group. Contrast Proto-Samoyedic *ërö (“autumn”) (from Proto-Uralic *ëde (“year”)).

Reconstruction

The Samic and Khanty reflexes show an assimilation *s-ś > *ś-ś; compare also e.g. *sańśa- (“to stand”). A number of forms including Finnic and Udmurt suggest a parallel or extended form *sükeśe.

Noun

*sükśe

autumn

Descendants

Ugric:
- Hungarian: ősz
- Khanty:
  - Northern: сус (sus)
- Mansi:
  - Northern: таквс (takʷs)
Permic:
- Udmurt: сизьыл (sizʹyl)
Mari:
- Eastern Mari: шыже (šəže)
- Western Mari: шӹжӹ (šə̈žə̈)
Mordvinic:
- Erzya: сёксь (sjoksʹ)
- Moksha: сёксь (sjoksʹ)
Samic: *čëkčë (see there for further descendants)
Finnic: *süksü, *süküsü (see there for further descendants)

References

Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Sammallahti, Pekka. 1988. "Historical phonology of the Uralic languages, with special reference to Samoyed, Ugric and Permic". In Sinor, Denis (ed.), The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, pp. 478–554. Leiden: Brill. →ISBN.