Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/köɣ

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 *kȫɣ, from Proto-Uralic *kiwe.

Noun

*köɣ

  1. rock, stone

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: кивь (kiw’) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: кэв (kew) (Kazym), кев (kjew) (Middle Ob), кев (kjew) (Shuryshkar), кев (kjew) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: коохь (kooh’) (Vasyugan), кохь (koh’) (Lumpokol), ке́у (kjéu) (Narym), кохь (koh’) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: кӓв (käw) (Surgut), кӧɣ (köɣ) (Vakh), кёх (kjoh) (Vasyugan), кӓв (käw) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: кев (kjew) (Konda)

References

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