Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kolmeš

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

Noun

*kolmeš (Western Uralic)

  1. tree bark

Descendants

  • Proto-Mari: *kŭmǝž
    • Eastern Mari: кумыж (kumyž)
    • Western Mari: кымыж (kymyž)
  • Proto-Samic: *kuolmës (see there for further descendants)

References

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