Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/mińel

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

*mińel

  1. sky
    Synonym: *ilma

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: menny
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *meńəľ (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading