Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/näj

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 *nǟj.

Noun

*näj

  1. fire
    Synonym: *tö̆ɣǝt

Notes

Vakh word is a compound, while Shuryshkar and Priuralsky dialects have changed meaning to sun.

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: най (naj) (Kazym), най (naj) (Shuryshkar), най (naj) (Priuralsky)
  • Eastern Khanty: най (naj) (Surgut), нӓјӧɣи (Vakh)

References

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