Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/miɣ

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-Uralic *mëxe.

Noun

*miɣ

  1. earth, ground, soil

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: мыгъ (myg”) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: мўв (mŭw) (Kazym), миг (mig) (Middle Ob), мув (muw) (Shuryshkar), мўв (mŭw) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: мыхъ (myh”) (Lumpokol), мыгъ (myg”) (Narym), мыхъ (myh”) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: мәӽ (məḥ) (Surgut), мӛɣ (mjəɣ) (Vakh), мях (mjah) (Vasyugan), мәӽ (məḥ) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: мәӽ (məḥ) (Konda)

References

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