Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/woj

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 *wōj, from Proto-Uralic *waje.

Noun

*woj

  1. fat

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: вуй (wuj) (Kazym), вой (woj) (Middle Ob), вой (woj) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: вө̆й (wø̆j) (Surgut), вој (Vakh), вой (woj) (Vasyugan), вой (woj) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: ӱй (üj) (Konda)

References

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