Hungarian Historical Phonology oldal

oldal 'side; Seite'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

PUg *aŋtə(lV) (Aikio 2018: *aŋti(lV))

Outdated: UEW: PUg *oŋtɜ (oŋtɜ-lɜ) ‘'side (part of body), rib; Seite des Körpers; Rippe‘

Status of the Ugric etymology

Implausible

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW; Aikio 2018:

Khanty: East (V) ăŋti̬ 'Rippe', (Vj) ăŋti̬ 'Rippe, Flanke, Seite des Körpers (mit Fleisch und Knochen)', South (DN) ĕŋtə, North (Kaz) ɔŋtĭ, ǒŋtĭ 'Rippe' < PKh *i̮ŋtī̮ (Aikio 2018)

Mansi: South (TJ) ańt̀ə·l, East (KU) oŋtəľ, West (P) ońt̀əl, North (So) ɔ̄ŋtil 'Rippe' < PMs *āŋtǝl (Aikio 2018)

Commentary

The etymology is considered uncertain in the UEW, but Aikio (2018: 85-88) argues that the change *ŋt > ld in Hungarian is regular. The vowel correspondences are unproblematic, and semantically the etymology is also plausible. The idea of a Proto-Ugric word can be accepted.

The derivatives with *l in Mansi and Hungarian might reflect a common derivative (reconstructed as *aŋtəlV by Aikio 2018). The function of this l remains unclear, and Aikio cautiously suggests that the word might be an old compound, consisting of the reflexes of Uralic *aŋtə 'spear' and *luwə 'bone'. While this would be semantically plausible, it is difficult to prove this explanation correct, as *luwə 'bone' would be reflected only by the irregular *lV in this case.

Conclusion

The Ugric etymology is regular. The Hungarian and Mansi cognates might reflect a common derivative.

References

Aikio 2018: PUg

UEW s.v. oŋtɜ (oŋtɜ-lɜ): PUg Uralonet