Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/jiŋk

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-Uralic *jäŋe (“ice”).

Noun

*jiŋk

1. water

Descendants

• Northern Khanty: йиӈк (jiṇk) (Kazym, Middle Ob)
• Eastern Khanty: йәӈк (jəṇk) (Surgut), йӛӈк (jjəṇk) (Vakh), я̈ӈк (jäṇk) (Vasyugan)
• Southern Khanty: йәӈк (jəṇk)

References

• Zhivlov, Mikhail. 2014. "Studies in Uralic vocalism III". In Journal of Language Relationship 12, pp. 113–148.