Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wăŋka

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 *wōŋkā, from Proto-Uralic *woŋke.

Noun

*wăŋka

  1. hole, cave, den

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: өӈх (øṇh) (Kazym), унгх (ungh) (Middle Ob), уӈх (uṇh) (Shuryshkar), уңх (uṇh) (Priuralsky)
  • Eastern Khanty: вө̆ӈӄ (wø̆ṇḳ) (Surgut), вөӈӄә (wøṇḳə) (Vakh), ваӈӄа (waṇḳa) (Vasyugan), воӈӄ (woṇḳ) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: воӈх (woṇh) (Konda)

References

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