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{{Ast}}MIR: Va. ''tor'''m'''''(<''*tormi'') "father", ; Elas. ''ner'' "head"
{{Ast}}MIR: Va. ''tor'''m'''''(<''*tormi'') "father", ; Elas. ''ner'' "head"
{{Ast}}MER: Elas. '''''mer'''et'' "language"; Va. '''''mer'''ilinna'' (archaic) "poet"


{{Ast}}ŚALIMA: Va. ''salma'' "belief" ; El. ''szólim'' "trust"
{{Ast}}ŚALIMA: Va. ''salma'' "belief" ; El. ''szólim'' "trust"

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*aʔtsa: Va. aas "girl"; Elas. -áz "nouns denoting female referents"

*EʔIL: Va. välya "noble"; El. Élász "wild, fierce".

*MIR: Va. torm(<*tormi) "father", ; Elas. ner "head"

*MER: Elas. meret "language"; Va. merilinna (archaic) "poet"

*ŚALIMA: Va. salma "belief" ; El. szólim "trust"

*ŚILIMA: Va. silma "star"; El. szilin "star"

*TIEJE: Va. tee, older teeye "I"; El. "I (dat.)"

*TALILET: Va. talle, from earlier tallet "speech"; El. tollet "a proverb"

*TUR: El. turáz "maiden", possible compound of *tur + *aʔtsa, Va. torm "father"

*VAHA: Va. välya "noble", Va. tavaha "holy"

*-EN/-IN: Va. -in "denotes plural"; Elas. -en "denotes plural"

*-LJA: Va. -lya "indicates negative polarity of verb"; El. -lya "indicates negative polarity of verb"