Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kuńśe

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology 1

The noun's meaning of "ant" is likely derived from the meaning "urine". Compare the semantics of English pissmire (“ant”) and the ant-related history of Sanskrit मधुमेह (madhumeh) (madhumēha "mead-urine"). Possibly related to Southern Yukaghir оожии (ōžī).

Noun

*kuńśe

  1. ant
  2. urine

Verb

*kuńśe-

  1. to urinate

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *kunsə (see there for further descendants)
  • Ugric:
    • Mansi:
    • Khanty:
      • Eastern Khanty: қо̆с (ḳŏs, “urine”), ⇒ қо̆ста (ḳŏsta, “to urinate”)
      • Northern Khanty: хөс (høs, “urine”), ⇒ хөс- (høs-, “to urinate”)
    • Hungarian: hangya (“ant”), húgy (“urine”), hugyozik (“to urinate”)
  • Proto-Permic: *kuʒ́ (see there for further descendants)
  • Mari:
    • Eastern Mari: кужаш (kužaš, “to urinate”), кужвӱт (kužvüt, “urine”)
    • Western Mari: кыжаш (kyžaš, “to urinate”), кыжвӹт (kyžvÿt, “urine”)
  • Proto-Samic: *końčë (“urine”), *końčëtēk (“to urinate”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *kusi (“urine”), *kustak (“to urinate”) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Noun

*kuńśe

  2. star
Synonyms
Descendants
  • ⇒? Proto-Samoyedic: *kïnsəkåjə (see there for further descendants)
  • Ugric:
    • Hungarian: húgy
    • Proto-Mansi: *kuunćV
    • Proto-Khanty: *kåås
      • Northern Khanty: хөс (høs)
      • Eastern Khanty: ӄөс (ḳøs)
  • Proto-Permic: *kȯʒ́il (see there for further descendants)

References

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