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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ora
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Proto-Uralic
Etymology 1
Possibly akin to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).
Noun
*ora
- squirrel
Descendants
- Proto-Permic: *ur (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Mari: *ur (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Mordvinic: *ūrə̑ (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Samic: *oarēvē (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Finnic: *oraba (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos.
Noun
*ora
- awl
Descendants
- Proto-Ugric:
- Hungarian: ár
- Proto-Mordvinic:
- Erzya: уро (uro)
- Moksha: ура (ura)
- Proto-Samic: *oarē (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Finnic: *ora (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Entry #676 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
- Entry #677 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.