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Proto-Uralic · reconstructed language

*wole-

verb

Meaning

  1. to be, exist; will be

Etymology / origin

Probably a frequentative (*-le-) derivative of a monosyllabic verb stem (*(w)o-le-); see *wo- / *o- for more. Has also sometimes been compared, although probably without much real merit, to Proto-Turkic *bōl-, Proto-Mongolic *bol-, or alternatively Proto-Turkic *ol-.

  1. *ol-(trk-pro)
  2. *bol-(xgn-pro)
  3. *bōl-(trk-pro)
  4. wole- (Proto-Uralic)
  5. Relations: cog, cog, cog

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