Where does “пеля” come from?
пеля (Tundra Nenets) comes from Komi-Zyrian пель, from Proto-Permic *pɛľ, from Proto-Uralic peljä, from Proto-Uralic peele — side.
пеля (Tundra Nenets): half
Ancestry of “пеля”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Komi-Zyrian | пель | ear |
| 2 | Proto-Permic | *pɛľ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | peljä | ear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | peele | side |