"ku-" meaning in Proto-Uralic

See ku- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: Sometimes compared, especially by proponents of the Indo-Uralic hypothesis, with Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-, *kʷos. Etymology templates: {{cog|ine-pro|*kʷ-}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Head templates: {{head|urj-pro|pronoun}} *ku-
  1. who Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ku--urj-pro-pron-btAzcUC9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Uralic pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Proto-Uralic pronouns: 50 50
  2. where Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ku--urj-pro-pron-tIERwQxl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Uralic pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Proto-Uralic pronouns: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ko-
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Samoyedic",
      "lang_code": "syd-pro",
      "word": "*ku-"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "word": "hol"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Northern Mansi",
              "lang_code": "mns-nor",
              "roman": "hunʹ",
              "word": "хунь"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Mansi",
          "lang_code": "mns"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ugric",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Permic",
      "lang_code": "urj-prm-pro",
      "word": "*kod"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "lang_code": "myv",
          "roman": "koda",
          "sense": "how",
          "word": "кода"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "lang_code": "myv",
          "roman": "koso",
          "sense": "where",
          "word": "косо"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Mordvinic",
      "lang_code": "urj-mdv-pro",
      "word": "*ko-"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Finnic",
      "lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
      "word": "*ku"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "unknown",
              "lang_code": "syd-fne-Latn",
              "word": "kuše"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Nenets",
          "lang_code": "yrk"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Samoyedic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "word": "hogy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ugric",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
          "lang_code": "kpv",
          "roman": "kydź",
          "word": "кыдз"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "lang_code": "udm",
          "roman": "kyźy",
          "word": "кызьы"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Permic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Western Mari",
          "lang_code": "mrj",
          "roman": "kyče",
          "word": "кыче"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "lang_code": "mhr",
          "roman": "kuze",
          "word": "кузе"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Mari",
      "lang_code": "chm"
    },
    {
      "lang": "unknown",
      "lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
      "word": "*konsa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kʷ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sometimes compared, especially by proponents of the Indo-Uralic hypothesis, with Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-, *kʷos.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-pro",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "*ku-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Uralic",
  "lang_code": "urj-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ku-",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ko-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uralic pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku--urj-pro-pron-btAzcUC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uralic pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "where"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku--urj-pro-pron-tIERwQxl",
      "links": [
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-Uralic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Uralic lemmas",
    "Proto-Uralic pronouns"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Samoyedic",
      "lang_code": "syd-pro",
      "word": "*ku-"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "word": "hol"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Northern Mansi",
              "lang_code": "mns-nor",
              "roman": "hunʹ",
              "word": "хунь"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Mansi",
          "lang_code": "mns"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ugric",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Permic",
      "lang_code": "urj-prm-pro",
      "word": "*kod"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "lang_code": "myv",
          "roman": "koda",
          "sense": "how",
          "word": "кода"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "lang_code": "myv",
          "roman": "koso",
          "sense": "where",
          "word": "косо"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Mordvinic",
      "lang_code": "urj-mdv-pro",
      "word": "*ko-"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Proto-Finnic",
      "lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
      "word": "*ku"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "unknown",
              "lang_code": "syd-fne-Latn",
              "word": "kuše"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Nenets",
          "lang_code": "yrk"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Samoyedic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "word": "hogy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ugric",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
          "lang_code": "kpv",
          "roman": "kydź",
          "word": "кыдз"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "lang_code": "udm",
          "roman": "kyźy",
          "word": "кызьы"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Permic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Western Mari",
          "lang_code": "mrj",
          "roman": "kyče",
          "word": "кыче"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "lang_code": "mhr",
          "roman": "kuze",
          "word": "кузе"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Mari",
      "lang_code": "chm"
    },
    {
      "lang": "unknown",
      "lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
      "word": "*konsa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kʷ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sometimes compared, especially by proponents of the Indo-Uralic hypothesis, with Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-, *kʷos.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-pro",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "*ku-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Uralic",
  "lang_code": "urj-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ku-",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ko-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "who"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "where"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku-"
}

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