Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ëppe

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

Reconstruction

Reconstructed as *appe in frameworks that do not accept the vowel *ë.

Noun

*ëppe

father-in-law (likely wife's father, as per Mansi and Khanty)

Usage notes

The term is reflected more widely and reconstructed more reliably than terms for "father", which has been taken to suggest a matrilocal organization of Proto-Uralic society.

Derived terms

*ënɜppe

Descendants

Ugric:
- Hungarian: ipa, ? apa
- Khanty:
  - Northern, Eastern: уп (up)
  - Southern: [script needed] (üp)
- Mansi:
  - Northern: уп (up)
  - Southern: [script needed] (apā)
Mari:
- Western Mari: овы (ovy)
- Eastern Mari: ово (ovo)
Proto-Samic: *vuoppë (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *appi (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

External links

Entry #21 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.