Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kala

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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

Sometimes compared with Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos.

Noun

*kala

  1. fish

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *kålä (see there for further descendants)
  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: hal
    • Proto-Khanty: *kūl
      • Eastern Khanty: ӄуԓ (ḳuł) (Surgut)
      • Northern Khanty: хўԓ (hŭł) (Kazym)
      • Southern Khanty: хуть (hut’) (Konda)
    • Proto-Mansi: *kūl
      • Eastern Mansi: хул (hul)
      • Northern Mansi: хӯл (hūl)
      • Southern Mansi: (kōl)
      • Western Mansi: (kul)
  • Proto-Mari: *kol (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *kalə (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *kuolē (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *kala (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
  • Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Entry #228 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.