Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/köčǝɣ

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 *kēčǝɣ, from Proto-Uralic *kečɜ.

Noun

*köčǝɣ

  1. knife

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: кэши (keši) (Kazym), кеши (kješi) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: кӧҷәӽ (köč̣əḥ) (Surgut), кӧч̣ӛɣ (köč̣jəɣ) (Vakh)
  • Southern Khanty: кечы (kječy) (Konda)

References

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