Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wäsǝɣ

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 *wǟs, from Proto-Uralic *wajće.

Noun

*wäsǝɣ

  1. duck

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: васе (wasje) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
    • Northern Khanty: васы (wasy) (Kazym), васы (wasy) (Middle Ob), васы (wasy) (Shuryshkar), вас (was) (Priuralsky)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: васегь (wasjeg’) (Vasyugan), васигь (wasig’) (Lumpokol), уасе (uasje) (Narym), васигь (wasig’) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: васәӽ (wasəḥ) (Surgut), вӓсӛɣ (wäsjəɣ) (Vakh), вясӓк (wjasäk) (Vasyugan)
  • Old Southern Khanty: васе (wasje) (Tobolsk) (18. century)

References

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