Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/cåŋå-

Proto-Samoyedic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Uralic *čaŋa- (to strike, beat, rub).

Verb edit

*cåŋå-

  1. (transitive) to rub
  2. (transitive) to wear out

Descendants edit

  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: тангабась (tangabaś)

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Ante Aikio (2002) “New and Old Samoyed Etymologies”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, page 11