Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/wurŋaj

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 *wūr-, from Proto-Uralic *warᴈ.

Noun

*wurŋaj

  1. crow

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: вурӈа (wurṇa) (Kazym), ворӈа (worṇa) (Shuryshkar), ворӈа (worṇa) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: вурӈи (wurṇi) (Surgut), урӈы (urṇy) (Vakh), урӈы (urṇy) (Vasyugan)
  • Southern Khanty: w̭a̭rɣȧ̀·i̭ (transliteration варгай or варӽай<qq:Konda>)

References

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