Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/nī

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 *nī, from Proto-Uralic *niŋä.

Noun

*nī

  1. woman

Notes

Forms in Konda and Priuralsky Khanty and all Old Khanty varieties (except Beryozovo) have been suffixed.

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: не (nje) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: нє (nê) (Kazym), нэ (ne) (Middle Ob), нэ (ne) (Shuryshkar), ның (nyṇ) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: нингамъ (ningam”) (Vasyugan), нянгъ (njang”) (Narym), ненгъ (njeng”) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: нэ (ne) (Surgut), ни (ni) (Vakh), ні (ni) (Vasyugan), не (nje) (Yugan)
  • Old Southern Khanty: ненгъ (njeng”) (Tobolsk) (18. century)
    • Southern Khanty: неӈ (njeṇ) (Konda)

References

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