Reconstruction:Proto-Ugric/ńiljĭ

This Proto-Ugric 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-Ugric

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *neljä.

Numeral

*ńiljĭ

four

Descendants

Ugric:
- Hungarian: négy
- Mansi:
  - Northern: нила (nila)
- Khanty:
  - Northern: нил (nil), няԓ (nâḷ)

References

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