Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/juma

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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/juma

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyumā́n (whence Sanskrit द्युमान् (dyumān)).[1]

Noun

*juma

1. (Finno-Volgaic) god

Descendants

• Proto-Mari:
  • Eastern Mari: юмо (ûmo)
  • Western Mari: йымы (jymy)
• (possibly) Proto-Mordvinic:
  • Erzya: ён- (jon-) (in compound: ёндол (jondol))
  • Moksha: ён- (jon-) (in compound: ёндул (jondul))
• ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *jumala (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “jumala”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-01-20