Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/joɣǝn
Proto-Khanty
Alternative reconstruction
- *ji̮ɣi̮
- *jaɣ
Etymology
From Proto-Ob-Ugric *jī̮ɣɜ, from Proto-Uralic *joke.
Noun
*joɣǝn
Notes
In Vasyugan dialect it simply means river Vasyugan.
Descendants
- Old Northern Khanty: iугань (iugan’) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
- Northern Khanty: йухан (juhan) (Kazym), ёхан (johan) (Middle Ob), ёхан (johan) (Shuryshkar), ёхан (johan) (Priuralsky)
- Old Eastern Khanty: iогонь (iogon’) (Vasyugan), iогонь (iogon’) (Lumpokol), iяга (ijaga) (Narym), iо́гонь (iógon’) (Yugan) (18. century)
- Eastern Khanty: йӑвән (jăwən) (Surgut), јоɣән (Vakh), Ёхаӈ (Johaṇ) (Vasyugan), явн (jawn) (Yugan)
- Southern Khanty: єхы (êhy) (Konda)
References
- Geschichte des obugrischen Vokalismus der ersten Silbe, László Honti, 1982