Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/kĕnt

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 *kĕnt, from Proto-Ugric *kᴕ̈ntɜ.

Noun

*kĕnt

  1. anger

Notes

So far not found in any recent Cyrillic dictionary. Yugan and Konda forms are transcribed from kǝnt (Paasonen 1926) while Kazym form is an adverb meaning angry, which is attested in Cyrillic (Zhivotikov 1942).

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: кантынг (kantyng) (Kazym)
  • Eastern Khanty: кәнт (kənt) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: кынт (kynt) (Konda)

References

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