Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/sĕm

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 *sĭm, from Proto-Uralic *śüdäme.

Noun

*sĕm

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: сӑм (săm) (Kazym), сӑм (săm) (Middle Ob), сам (sam) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: сәм (səm) (Surgut), сӛм (sjəm) (Vakh), сәм (səm) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: сәм (səm) (Konda)

References

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