Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/päjwä

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

*päje +‎ *-wä. The derivatives may have been formed independently in Samoyedic and in Finnic and Samic, given the divergent meanings.

Noun

*päjwä

? warmth
? sun
? fire

Descendants

Proto-Samoyedic: *päjwä
- Nganasan: хейбытоны (heibytony, “in hot weather”)
- Selkup: пӱ (pǖ, “warm”), пӧ (pȫ, “warmth”)
Permic:
- Komi:
  - Komi-Zyrian: ? би (bi, “fire”)
  - Komi-Permyak: ? би (bi, “fire”)
Proto-Samic: *peajvē (“sun, day”) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *päivä (“sun, day”) (see there for further descendants)

References

Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
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
Saarikivi, Janne. 2010. "ystävästä, uskosta ja vokaaleista". In: Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 259: 249–263.

External links

Entry #714 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
Entry #715 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.