Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/makša

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

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*makša (Finno-Volgaic)

1. rotten wood

Descendants

From *makša:

• Proto-Mordvinic:
  • Erzya: макшо (makšo)
  • Moksha:
• Proto-Finnic: ⇒ *mahi (see there for further descendants)

From *mäkšä:

• Proto-Mari:
  • Eastern Mari: мекш (mekš)
  • Western Mari: мӓкш (mäkš)

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.