Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ńale-

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

Possibly a pre-Proto-Uralic doublet with either or both of *ńäle- (“to swallow”), *ńolke (“snot, slime”). Connection with Turkic *jālga- (“to lick”) (if from earlier *ńalga-) has occasionally been proposed.

Reconstruction

Earlier often reconstructed as *ńola- or *ńole-, but Aikio (2016) argues in favor of original *a.

Verb

*ńale-

to lick

Descendants

Proto-Samoyedic: *ńåə-
- Nganasan: [script needed] (ńəntəsa-)
- Nenets:
  - Forest Nenets: [script needed] (ńānsaś)
  - Tundra Nenets: нянзась (ńāncəś)
- Selkup: нюӄа
- Kamassian: [script needed] (nʉ-)
Proto-Ugric: *ńålĭ- (see there for further descendants)
Permic:
- Komi:
  - Komi-Permyak: нювны (njuvny)
  - Komi-Zyrian: нюлны (njulny)
- Udmurt: нюлыны (njulyny)
Proto-Mari: *nŭle- (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Mordvinic: *nūlə̑ (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Samic: *ńoalōtēk (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Finnic: *nooldak (see there for further descendants)

References

Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.
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 #633 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.