Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/tö̆ŋk

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 *tü̆ŋk, from Proto-Uralic *täŋkɜ.

Noun

*tö̆ŋk

  1. moss

Notes

So far not found in many modern dictionaries (for example Kazym) of dialects mentioned in etymological dictionary (Steinitz). Karymkary form тюнля (with meaning old man's beard lichen) is from a yearbook of Tobolsk museum for 1911.

Descendants

  • Middle Northern Khanty: тюнля (tjunlja) (Karymkary) (early 20. century)
    • Northern Khanty: туӈк (tuṇk) (Shuryshkar), тўңк (tŭṇk) (Priuralsky)

References

  • Ежегодникъ Тобольскаго губернскаго музея, выпускъ 21, 1911.
  • Geschichte des obugrischen Vokalismus der ersten Silbe, László Honti, 1982
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