Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/külmä

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from an Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Adjective

*külmä (West Uralic)

  1. cold

Descendants

  • Proto-Permic: *ku̇n
  • Proto-Mari: *kĭlmə (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *kelmə (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: ⇒ *këlmētēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *külmä (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Metsäranta, Niklas. Periytyminen ja lainautuminen: Marin ja permiläisten kielten sanastontutkimusta (2020). University of Helsinki (Doctoral dissertation). p.320
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