Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/pĕl-

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 *pĭl-, from Proto-Uralic *pele-.

Verb

*pĕl-

  1. to fear

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: пӑԓты (păłty) (Kazym), паԯты (pałty) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: пәԓта (pəłta) (Surgut), пӛлтӓ (pjəltä) (Vakh), пәлләм (pəlləm) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: пытта (pytta) (Konda)

References

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