Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/näke-

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

Verb

*näke-

  1. to see

Derived terms

  • *näkentä

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: néz
    • Mansi
    • Khanty
      • Eastern Khanty: ни- (ni-), нӱ- (nü-) (Surgut)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *ńäjəms
    • Erzya: неемс (nejems)
    • Moksha: няемс (näjems)
  • Proto-Finnic: *näktäk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *niekëntëtēk (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Ante Aikio, Studies in Uralic Etymology V: Permic Etymologies.
  • Entry #590 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “näki-”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland