Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/weləm

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 *wēδǝm, from Proto-Uralic *wideme.

Noun

*weləm

  1. bone marrow

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: вэԓәм (wełəm) (Kazym), ветум (wjetum) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: вӓԓәм (wäłəm) (Surgut), вэлӛм (weljəm) (Vakh), велӓм (wjeläm) (Vasyugan)
  • Southern Khanty: ветәм (wjetəm) (Konda)

References

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