Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/möɣǝl

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 *mēɣǝl, from Proto-Uralic *mälke.

Noun

*möɣǝl

  1. breast

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: мэвәԓ (mewəł) (Kazym), мєгт (mêgt) (Middle Ob), меваԯ (mjewał) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: мӧɣӛл (möɣjəl) (Vakh), мёхӓл (mjohäl) (Vasyugan), маввәԓ (mawwəł) (Yugan)

References

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