Notes on an old problem of Hungarian historical vocalism

The sporadic (?) change of Uralic *u > Hungarian a, á

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20467615
AutoresSampsa Holopainen (0000-0001-6796-1648, University of Vienna, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Número68
Fecha de publicación2023-11-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFinnisch-Ugrische Forschungen (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0355-1253 • E-ISSN: 0355-1253
EditorialFinnisch-Ugrische Forschungen (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33339/fuf.120944
OpenAlexW4388479322
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas10

This article discusses the alleged sound change Proto-Uralic *u > Hungarian a, á. The etymologies manifesting this change that have been presented in earlier etymological literature are critically examined, and it is shown that a significant portion of them are wrong or based on outdated reconstructions. New explanations for many etymologies are presented, and possible causes for the few convincing examples of *u > a are discussed

Ancient history · Genealogy · Sociology · Demography · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution