Reconstruction:Proto-Yeniseian/xejnVŋʷ

This Proto-Yeniseian 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-Yeniseian

Etymology

Composed of *-xejn (“to shamanize”) +‎ *-Vŋʷ (action nominalizer suffix).

Action nominal

*xejnVŋʷ

(shamanism) shamanizing, the act of curing by singing

Descendants

Ketic:
- Imbak Ket: seäneŋ (listed as 'Jenissej-Ostjakisch')
- Imbak Ket: séeneŋ (“male shaman”), kiːm-séeneŋ (“female shaman”)
  - Ket: сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ), сенъӈ (sʲɛ́nʌŋ, “male shaman”)
  - ⇒ Ket: сенам (sʲɛ́nam, “female shaman”) (cf. *-m (feminine noun suffix))
- Yug: сэныӈ (sɛnɨŋ)
  - ⇒ Yug: сэнаӈ-хачит (sɛnaŋ-χáčit, “Orthodox priest”, literally “old shaman”)
Kottic:
- Kott: šênaŋ (“magic”) (action nominal)
  - Kott: šênaŋâkn (“I cast magic.”)
  - ⇒ Kott: šênaŋ-hit (“male shaman”)
Pumpokolic:
- >? Pumpokol: phening (“shaman”) (recorded only once by a traveler in the 18^th century, not found in recorded wordlists. ph- either stands for the velar fricative /x/, or this term is analyzable as p-hening, "my shaman", for which compare p-hálla (“my son”).)