Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/kɔḷǝk

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 *kūlkɜ, from Proto-Uralic *kule.

Noun

*kɔḷǝk

  1. raven

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: хөләх (høləh) (Kazym), хулх (hulh) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: ӄоләӈӄ (ḳoləṇḳ) (Surgut), ӄол̣әӄ (ḳoḷəḳ) (Vakh), ӄоԓаӄ (ḳołaḳ) (Vasyugan), ӄоләӈӄ (ḳoləṇḳ) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: хуләх (huləh) (Konda)

References

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