Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/pɔm

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 *pūmɜ, from Proto-Ugric *pimɜ.

Noun

*pɔm

  1. grass

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: пом (pom) (Kazym), пом (pom); пум (pum) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: пөм (pøm) (Surgut), пам (pam) (Vakh), пам (pam) (Vasyugan), пом (pom) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: пум (pum) (Konda)

References

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