Proto-Uralic/harmony

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Co-occurrence of coronals in roots.

Might have to add *l, in case *ð´ is actually [lʲ]; at any rate, *r is neutral.

Possible sub-PU distributions:

  • WU = West Uralic (F+S+Mo)
  • FV = Finno-Volgaic (WU+Ma)
  • FP = Finno-Permic (WU+P / FV+P)
  • ECU = East-Central Uralic (Ma+P+EU)
  • EU = East Uralic (H+Ms+Kh+Smy)
t- s- n- ð- ć- ś- ń- ð´- č- š-
-t- *täktä "bone"
*tetki- "to spread"
*totki "a fish"
*tOkta "duck"
*tuktV "crossbeam"
*tumti- "to feel"
FV *turta "stiff"
WU *tätäj "aunt"
WU *tuupta- "to let loose"
EU *tVnt "birch bark"
EU *tult "sorcery"
- -
-s- *soski- "to chew"
*sëksi "cembra"
*suksi "ski"
FP *säsV "soft"
FP *säksä "dirty"
FP *sVsar "sister" (← IE)
EUP *sVs- "to become wet"
FV *sosV "porous"
FV *soksi "worm"
WU *süskä- "to push"
MaK *sVpsVr "pole with boughs"
- -
-n- - -
-ð- *täwði "full" MoP *soða "tree bark" (…) *ðäpðä "spleen" -
-ć- - -
-ś- - -
-ń- - -
-ð´- - -
-č- - -
-š- - -