Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/nᴕje-

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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

Reconstruction

The first-syllable vowel is unclear: Hungarian points to *nëje- or *noje-, Enets and Nenets to *naje-, Mator to *noje-, Selkup to *naje- or *noje-.

Verb

*nᴕje-

  1. to open

Descendants

  • Samoyedic: *nåj-?
    • Enets:
      • Forest Enets: (netebo)
      • Tundra Enets: (nêtíbo), (neete-)
    • Nenets:
      • Forest Nenets: (näeś)
      • Tundra Nenets: нэсь (næsy)
    • Selkup:
    • Mator: (ноймамъ)
  • Hungarian: nyílik (to open) (intransitive), nyit (to open) (transitive)

References

  • Helimski, Eugene. 1996. "Tágra nyíljék!" Ünnepi könyv Domokos Péter tiszteletére, ed. A. Bereczki, L. Klima. Budapest.