Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/apət

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 *ī̮ptɜ, from Proto-Uralic *ëpte.

Noun

*apət

  1. hair

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: упатъ (upat”) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: өпәт (øpət) (Kazym), упт (upt) (Middle Ob), упат (upat) (Katravozh), упәт (upət) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: ауотъ (auot”) (Vasyugan), ауотъ (auot”) (Lumpokol), упатъ (upat”) (Narym) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: өпәт (øpət) (Surgut), авәт (awət) (Vakh), ават (awat) (Vasyugan), опт (opt) (Yugan)
  • Old Southern Khanty: упытъ (upyt”) (Tobolsk) (18. century)
    • Southern Khanty: упәт (upət) (Konda)

References

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