Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wĕ-

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 *wĭ-, from Proto-Uralic *wixe-.

Verb

*wĕ-

  1. to take

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: вўты (wŭty) (Kazym), вуты (wuty) (Shuryshkar), вўты (wŭty) (Priuralsky)
  • Eastern Khanty: вәта (wəta) (Surgut), вӛтӓ (wjətä) (Vakh)
  • Southern Khanty: выта (wyta) (Konda)

References

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