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The first mention of a Uralic people is in Tacitus's Germania, mentioning the Fenni ( usually interpreted as referring to the Sami ) and two other possibly Uralic tribes living in the farthest reaches of Scandinavia.

In the late 15th century, European scholars noted the resemblance of the names Hungaria and Yugria, the names of settlements east of the Ural.

They assumed a connection, but did not seek linguistic evidence.