Proto-Uralic

Proto-language (reconstructed) · historical / hidden variety

FamilyProto-language (reconstructed) SpeakersExtinct (hypothetical) ScriptNone / reconstructed CountriesUral region / middle Volga (hypothetical) Official inNone Vitalityextinct

Proto-Uralic is the reconstructed ancestor of the Uralic family (Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, the Sámi and the Samoyedic languages, among others). It is usually placed near the Ural Mountains or the middle Volga around 4000–2000 BCE. Fewer basic-vocabulary items can be securely reconstructed than for Indo-European, so many cells here are left blank.

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87 core words in Proto-Uralic

Water

*wete

wete

Fire

*tule

tule

Sun

*kaja

kaja

Moon

*kuŋe

kuŋe

Star

*täštä

tæʃtæ

Night

*üje

yje

Snow

*lume

lume

Wind

*towle

towle

Earth

*ma

ma

Stone

*kiwe

kiwe

Mother

*emä

emæ

Father

*ićä

itɕæ

I

*mun

mun

You

*tun

tun

We

*me

me

Name

*nimi

nimi

Head

*päŋe

päŋe

Eye

*śilmä

śilmä

Ear

*pixlä

pixlæ

Nose

*näre

näre

Mouth

*śuwe

ɕuwe

Tooth

*piŋi

piŋi

Tongue

*kele

kele

Hand

*käti

käti

Foot

*jalka

jalka

Heart

*śüdäme

ɕydæme

Bone

*luwe

luwe

Blood

*were

were

Poop

*pućka

putɕka

Love

—

—

Tree

*puwi

puwi

Dog

*penä

penæ

Cat

—

—

Fish

*kala

kala

Bird

*linta

linta

Egg

*muna

muna

House

*kota

kota

Milk

*lüpsä

lypsæ

Honey

*mete

mete

Salt

*salɜ

salɜ

Eat

*sewe-

sewe

Drink

*jëxe-

jɤxe

Sleep

*oδa-

oða

One

*ükte

ükte

Two

*kakta

kakta

Three

*kolme

kolme

Four

*neljä

neljæ

Five

*witte

witte

Hundred

*śata

ɕata

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

*para

para

New

*wuδ̕e

wuðʲe

Red

—

—

White

*wëlketa

wɤlketa

Green

*wiša

wiʃa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Proto-language (reconstructed)

Meaning Proto-UralicVõroMeänkieliVoticFinnishKven FinnishVeps
Water *wete /wete/ vesi /vesi/ vesi /ˈʋesi/ vesi /ˈvesi/ vesi /ʋesi/ vesi /ˈʋesi/ vezi /ˈvezi/
Fire *tule /tule/ tuli /tuli/ tuli /ˈtuli/ tuli /ˈtuli/ tuli /tuli/ tuli /ˈtuli/ lämoi /ˈlæmoi/
Sun *kaja /kaja/ päiv /pæiv/ aurinko /ˈɑuriŋko/ päivä /ˈpæivæ/ aurinko /ɑuriŋko/ aurinko /ˈɑuriŋko/ päiväine /ˈpæivæine/
Moon *kuŋe /kuŋe/ kuu /kuː/ kuu /kuː/ kuu /kuː/ kuu /kuː/ kuu /kuː/ ku /ku/
Star *täštä /tæʃtæ/ täht /tæht/ tähti /ˈtæhti/ tähti /ˈtæhti/ tähti /ˈtæhti/ tähti /ˈtæhti/ tähtaz /ˈtæhtaz/
Night *üje /yje/ üü /yː/ yö /yø/ öö /øː/ yö /yø/ yö /yø/ ö /ø/
Snow *lume /lume/ lumi /ˈlumi/ lumi /ˈlumi/ lumi /ˈlumi/ lumi /lumi/ lumi /ˈlumi/ lumi /lumi/
Wind *towle /towle/ tuul /tuːl/ tuuli /tuːli/ tuuli /ˈtuːli/ tuuli /ˈtuːli/ tuuli /tuːli/ tullei /tulːei/
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