Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/čäṇč

This Proto-Khanty entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Khanty

Etymology

From Proto-Ob-Ugric *čǟnč, from Proto-Uralic *śänčɜ.

Noun

*čäṇč

  1. knee

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: шанжъ (šanž”) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: шанш (šanš) (Kazym), шӑнш (šănš) (Middle Ob), шанш (šanš) (Shuryshkar), санс (sans) (Katravozh)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: чанчъ (čanč”) (Vasyugan), шанчъ (šanč”) (Lumpokol), чанчъ (čanč”) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: ҷанҷ (č̣anč̣) (Surgut), ч̣ӓн̣ч̣ (č̣äṇč̣) (Vakh)
  • Old Southern Khanty: чанчь (čanč’) (Tobolsk) (18. century)

References

  • Geschichte des obugrischen Vokalismus der ersten Silbe, László Honti, 1982