Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/vej

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 *üje. According to Keresztes, via *vijə > *vij. Alternatively, via *wijə > *vijə > *vij.

Noun

*vej

  1. night

Descendants

  • Erzya: ве (ve)
  • Moksha: ве (ve)

References