Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/ńäŕ

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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 *näre (nose). Cognate with Proto-Samic *nierë, Proto-Mari *ner and Proto-Permic *nu̇r.

Noun

*ńäŕ

  1. beak

Descendants

  • Erzya: нерь (ńeŕ)
  • Moksha: нярь (ńaŕ)

References

  • Entry #594 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 94