Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/mixe-

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- (to exchange), from the root *h₂mey-.

Verb

*mixe-

  1. to give

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *mi- (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Proto-Permic: *med (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *mijəms
    • Erzya: миемс (mijems)
    • Moksha: миемс (mijems)
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Kildin Sami: мӣгкэ (mīgke)
  • Proto-Finnic: *müüdäk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading