Reconstruction:Proto-Mordvinic/kardaz

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas (“enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.

Noun

*kardaz

1. yard, stable

Descendants

• Erzya: кардаз (kardaz, “yard; stable”)
• Moksha: калдаз (kaldaz, “stable”)