Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2019, 7(2), 5-10

DOI: 10.24411/2310-2144-2019-00007

On etymology of Finnic term for 'sky'

Jingyi Gao

Beijing International Studies University, China; E-mail: gao.jingyi@bisu.edu.cn
Institute of the Estonian Language, Tallinn, Estonia; E-mail: jingyi.gao@eki.ee
University of Tartu, Estonia; E-mail: jingyi.gao@ut.ee

Abstract

Using etymological methods, the present study has identified five Sinitic and Uralic shared etymologies. These five etymologies form a rhyme correspondence. This regular sound change validates the etymological connection between Sinitic and Uralic. The Finnic term for 'sky' is among these five etymologies. It is demonstrated that this word root should be aboriginal in Sino-Uralic languages.
Keywords: Rhyme correspondence, Sinitic, Uralic, Sino-Uralic, Baltic, Germanic, Celtic, Italic, Indo-Iranian

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