Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wal-

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

Inherited from Proto-Uralic *wole-.

Verb

*wal-

  1. to live
  2. to be

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: вөԓты (wøłty) (Kazym), оԓта (ołta) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: вӑԓта (wăłta) (Surgut)

References

  • Ante Aikio (2015) Studies in Uralic Etymology; IV Ob-Ugric, Oulu, Helsinki, page 4