Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/torǝm

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 *törǝm.

Noun

*torǝm

  1. sky
  2. God

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: торо́мъ (toróm”) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: төрәм (tørəm) (Kazym), турам (turam) (Shuryshkar), турәм (turəm) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: торомъ (torom”); тормъ (torm”) (Vasyugan), торомъ (torom”) (Lumpokol), тормъ (torm”) (Narym), торомъ (torom”) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: тө̆рәм (tø̆rəm) (Surgut), торәм (torəm) (Vakh), торам (toram) (Vasyugan), торрәм (torrəm) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: турем (turjem) (Konda)

References

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