Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/ʌi-

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 *ϑī-, from Proto-Uralic *sewe-.

Verb

*ʌi-

  1. to eat

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: тэта (teta) (Middle Ob), ԯэты (łety) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: ԓита (łita) (Surgut), литӓ (litä) (Vakh), ԓивәм (łiwəm) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: тевәм (tjewəm) (Konda)

References

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