Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/nᴕje-

This Proto-Uralic entry contains reconstructed words 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-

to open

Descendants

Samoyedic: *nåj-?
- Enets:
  - Forest Enets: [Term?] (netebo)
  - Tundra Enets: [Term?] (nêtíbo), [Term?] (neete-)
- Nenets:
  - Forest Nenets: [script needed] (näeś)
  - Tundra Nenets: нэсь (næsy)
- Selkup: [script needed] (nǖqo), [script needed] (nükɨ-)
- Mator: [script needed] (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.