Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/sam

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 *sī̮mɜ, from Proto-Uralic *śëme.

Noun

*sam

  1. scale (of fish)

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: сом (som) (Kazym), сом (som) (Middle Ob), сом (som) (Shuryshkar), сом (som) (Priuralsky)
  • Eastern Khanty: сом (som) (Surgut), сам (sam) (Vakh), сам (sam) (Vasyugan)

References

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