Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/jïntə

This Proto-Samoyedic 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *joŋse. Initial *j- is lost in all languages other than Nganasan and Kamassian, seemingly irregularly.

Noun

*jïntə

1. bow

Descendants

• Nganasan: динтә (dintə)
• Enets:
  • Forest Enets: иду (idu)
  • Tundra Enets: иддо (iddo)
• Nenets:
  • Forest Nenets: ӈын (ŋɨn)
  • Tundra Nenets: ӈын (ŋin°)
• Selkup:
  • Northern Selkup: ынты (ynty)
  • Southern Selkup:
    • Narym Selkup: энд (end)
    • Chylym Selkup: ідд (üdd)
• Kamassian: йинә (jinə)
• Mator: мынди (myndi)

References

• Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.