Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kurke, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 |
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
Likely onomatopoetic, though words of similar shape are found in numerous other languages of Eurasia: compare e.g. Akkadian 𒆳𒄄𒄷 (kurku), Sumerian 𒆳𒄄𒄷 (kurki), Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-.
Reconstruction
The reflexes show irregular phonetic variation: Finnic and Samoyedic suggest *kurke, while Samic and Mordvinic suggest *karke or *kërke. Some reshaping due to onomatopoetic reasons is likely to have been involved.
Noun
*kurke
Descendants
From *kurkə:
From *karke or *kërke:
References
- Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
External links
- Entry #245 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.