Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/jĕj

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 *jĭj, from Proto-Uralic *üje.

Noun

*jĕj

  1. night

Descendants

  • Old Eastern Khanty: ей (jej) (Vasyugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: јӛj (Vakh), ӓй (äj) (Vasyugan)

References

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