Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/jɔm

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 *δ’ī̮mɜ, from Proto-Uralic *ďëme.

Noun

*jɔm

  1. bird cherry

Notes

Shuryshkar form люм is borrowed from Komi-Zyrian

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: йөм (jøm) (Kazym), юм (jum) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: йөм (jøm); йом (jom) (Surgut), јом (Vakh), ём (jom) (Vasyugan), ём (jom) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: юм (jum) (Konda)

References

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