Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/meń

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 *mēń, from Proto-Uralic *mińä.

Noun

*meń

  1. daughter-in-law

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: мэњ (menj) (Kazym), мень (mjen’) (Middle Ob), мень (mjen’) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: мӓњ (mänj) (Surgut), мэн' (men') (Vakh), мень (mjen’) (Vasyugan), мань (man’) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: мень (mjen’) (Konda)

References

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