Sino-Uralic etymology for 'moon, month' supported by regular sound correspondences

Abstract

Using etymological methods, the present study has researched four Sinitic and Uralic shared etymologies (etyma). Two of them form a rhyme correspondence. Three of them form an onset correspondence. These regular sound changes validate the genetic connection between Sinitic and Uralic. The Sino-Finnic term for 'moon, month' is among these four etyma. It is demonstrated that this term should be aboriginal in Sino-Uralic languages.

Keywords

• etymology
• rhyme correspondence
• onset correspondence
• sinitic
• uralic
• sino-uralic
• astronomical terms
• moon