Permic

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[pur-mik] / ˈpɜr mɪk /

noun

1. a subfamily of Finnic, comprising the modern languages Udmurt and Komi, spoken in northeastern European Russia, and fragmentary attestations of an earlier language Old Permic, dating from the 15th century.

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Etymology

Origin of Permic

Perm ( Russian Permʾ ) + -ic, as translation of Russian pérmskiĭ

Example Sentences

The Permic tribes were driven westward by their eastern neighbors, the Voguls, and thus pressed upon their western neighbors, the Bulgars of the Volga.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

The Permic Branch consists of the languages of the Permians, Sirianes, and Votiaks.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

The third, or Permic branch, comprises the idioms of the Votiakes, the Sirianes, and the Permians, three dialects of one language.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Permic branch of the Finnic class of languages, 319. the name of Perm, 319. the Permic tribes, 320.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max