Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/ńɔrəm

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 *ńūrmɜ, from Proto-Uralic *ńurme.

Noun

*ńɔrəm

  1. bog, swamp

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: њөрәм (njørəm) (Kazym), нюрум (njurum) (Middle Ob), нюрам (njuram) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: н'орәм (n'orəm) (Vakh), нёрәм (njorəm) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: нюрәм (njurəm) (Konda)

References

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