Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ora

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 1

Often compared to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).

Noun

*ora

1. squirrel

Descendants

• Proto-Permic: *ur (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Mari: *ur (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *urə
  • Erzya: ур (ur)
  • Moksha: ур (ur)
• ⇒ Proto-Samic: *oarēvē (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *oraba (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos.

Noun

*ora

1. awl

Descendants

• Proto-Ugric:
  • Hungarian: ár
• Proto-Mordvinic: *urə
  • Erzya: уро (uro)
  • Moksha: ура (ura)
• Proto-Samic: *oarē (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Finnic: *ora (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Entry #676 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Entry #677 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.