Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/iskä-

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

Verb

*iskä-

  1. to believe

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Proto-Mansi: *äɣt-
      • Northern Mansi: [script needed] (aɣt-)
      • Eastern Mansi: (Lower Konda, Upper Konda) [script needed] (äɣt-)
    • Proto-Khanty: *äɣǝl-
      • Northern Khanty: (Kazym) [script needed] (ewǝʟ-)
      • Northern Khanty: (Obdorsk) [script needed] (ewǝl-)
      • Eastern Khanty: (Vakh) [script needed] (öɣǝl-)
      • Eastern Khanty: (Surgut) [script needed] (ȧ̆ɣʷǝʟ-)
  • Proto-Permic: *ɛskini (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Aikio, Ante. 2025. "The Etymology of Mari *jŭmǝ ‘sky; God’". Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2025 (70): 3–26.[1]