Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/muɣǝʌ

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 *mī̮ɣǝϑ, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa.

Noun

*muɣǝʌ

  1. liver

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: мухәԓ (muhəł) (Kazym), мухт (muht) (Middle Ob), мохаԯ (mohał) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: мувәԓ (muwəł) (Surgut), муɣәԓ (muɣəł) (Vakh), мухал (muhal) (Vasyugan), мувԓ (muwł) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: мухәт (muhət) (Konda)

References

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