Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/peŋ

This Proto-Mordvinic 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-Mordvinic

Alternative forms

• *pej

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *piŋe.

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *pii, Proto-Mari *pü, Proto-Permic *piń.

Noun

*peŋ

1. tooth

Descendants

• Erzya: пей (pej), (dialectal) пев (pev), пеҥ (peŋ)
• Moksha: пей (pej)