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Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/lë

This Proto-Samoyedic 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *luwe. *ë is unexpected and may be an archaism.

Noun

*lë

  1. bone

Derived terms
  •  ? *lëmpårå (“breast”)

Descendants
  • >? Nganasan: лаа (“ring”)
  • Nenets:
    • Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄)
    • Tundra Nenets: лы (li)
  • Selkup:
    • Northern Selkup: лэ (le)
    • Southern Selkup:
  • Kamassian: ле (le)
  • Mator: ле

From *lë-təjə:

  • Nganasan: латәә
  • Enets:
    • Forest Enets: лызи (lyði)
    • Tundra Enets: [script needed] (ľīri)
  • Nenets:
    • Forest Nenets: [script needed] (rɨ̄tɨ̄)
    • Tundra Nenets: лэды (ledi)

References
  • Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
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