Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ilma

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

Reconstruction

Sammallahti (1988) lists only the meaning "weather". Rédei (1986) notes that the meaning "god" can be found in both Permic and Khanty, and was likely lost in the other languages.

Noun

*ilma

1. sky, heaven
2. ? weather
3. ? god

Synonyms

• (heaven, god): *juma (Finno-Permic)
• ? (weather): *säŋe

Descendants

• Ugric:
  • Khanty:
    • Northern Khanty: иләм (iləm), еԓәм (jełəm)
    • Southern Khanty: итәм (itəm)
  • Mansi:
    • Northern Mansi: [script needed] (jēləm) (Upper Lozva)
• Proto-Permic: *jɛn (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Samic: *ëlmē (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *ilma (see there for further descendants)

References

• Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Entry #146 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.