Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wiča-

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

*wiča-

  1. to scrape

Descendants

  • Ugric:
    • Proto-Mansi: *ašɣǝ-
      • Northern Mansi: [script needed] (osɣ-)
      • Eastern Mansi: (Lower Konda) [script needed] (åšɣ-)
      • Eastern Mansi: (Upper Konda) [script needed] (åsɣ-)
      • Southern Mansi: (Tavda) [script needed] (ašk-)
      • Western Mansi: [script needed] (ɔšš-)
    • Proto-Khanty: *wač-
      • Eastern Khanty: (Vakh-Vasyugan) [script needed] (woč-)
    • Proto-Khanty: *wačǝɣ-
      • Northern Khanty: (Kazym) [script needed] (wǫši-)
      • Northern Khanty: (Obdorsk) [script needed] (osi-)
      • Eastern Khanty: (Surgut) [script needed] (wŏčǝɣ-)

From *wiča-w-:

  • Proto-Samic: *vëcōtēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *vitodak (see there for further descendants)

References

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