Uralic
/jʊˈrælɪk/noun
Relating to the Uralic language family, which includes Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, and several other languages.
Did you know?The Uralic family was once grouped with unrelated languages under the speculative label “Ural-Altaic,” but modern linguistics treats that larger connection as unproven.
Etymological Timeline
18th Century
Russian
Урал (Ural)
“The name of the Ural Mountains, separating geographical Europe from Asia; its deeper origin is uncertain.”
Late 18th–Early 19th Century
German
Uralisch
“A German scholarly adjective meaning “relating to the Ural region.””
19th Century
Comparative linguistics
Uralic
“An English term applied to the language family associated with the Ural region.”
19th Century
English
Uralic languages
“The proposed family including Finnic, Ugric, Samoyedic, and other branches.”
Modern English
English
Uralic
“Relating to the Uralic language family or its languages.”