Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/tumə

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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 *tamme. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *tammi, Proto-Mari *tumə and Proto-Permic *tupu.

Noun

*tumə

  1. oak

Descendants

  • Erzya: тумо (tumo)
  • Moksha: тума (tuma)

References

  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26., page 171
  • Entry #1649 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.