Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/meḷǝk

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 *mēl-, from Proto-Ugric *mälɜ.

Adjective

*meḷǝk

  1. warm

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: мєләк (mêlək) (Kazym), мелк (mjelk) (Middle Ob), мелак (mjelak) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: мӓлəӈк (mäləṇk) (Surgut), мэлӛк (meljək) (Vakh), меԓӓк (mjełäk) (Vasyugan), маллəӈк (malləṇk) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: мельәк (mjel’ək) (Konda)

References

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