Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wole-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wole-

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *ole-

Etymology

Probably a frequentative (*-le-) derivative of a monosyllabic verb stem (*(w)o-le-).[1][2]; see *wo- / *o- for more.[3] Has also sometimes been compared to Proto-Turkic *bōl-, Proto-Mongolic *bol-, or alternatively Proto-Turkic *ol-.

Verb

*wole-

1. to be, exist; will be

Descendants

• Ugric:
  • Hungarian: van (“to be”), vagyon (“property, wealth”)
  • Mansi: о̄луӈкве (ōluňkve)
• Permic:
  • Komi:
    • Komi-Zyrian: вӧвны (vövny)
• Mari:
  • Eastern Mari: ула́ш (uláš)
  • Western Mari: ы́лаш (ýlaš)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *uĺə- (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *oldak (see there for further descendants)

See also

• *le- (with which merged into one paradigm in many descendants)

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
2. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
3. Juha Janhunen, Issues of comparative Uralic and Altaic Studies: Uralic copulas and their analogues in other Eurasian languages (2020)

External links

• Entry #1160 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.