Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wajǝɣ

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 *wūj, from Proto-Uralic *wajɜ.

Noun

*wajǝɣ

  1. animal, beast

Descendants

  • Old Northern Khanty: вай (waj) (Beryozovo) (18. century)
  • Old Eastern Khanty: ваехь (wajeh’) (Lumpokol), ваегь (wajeg’) (Yugan) (18. century)
    • Eastern Khanty: войәӽ (wojəḥ) (Surgut), вајәɣ (Vakh), ваях (wajah) (Vasyugan)
  • Old Southern Khanty: вой (woj) (Tobolsk) (18. century)

References

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