Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/köt

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 *kētɜ, from Proto-Uralic *käte.

Noun

*köt

  1. hand

Notes

Unlike in Eastern Khanty and Southern Khanty forms in Northern Khanty are verbs that mean ,,catch".

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: катәԓты (katəłty) (Kazym), катаԯты (katałty) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: кӧт (köt) (Surgut), кӧт (köt) (Vakh), кёт (kjot) (Vasyugan), кот (kot) (Yugan)
  • Southern Khanty: кет (kjet) (Konda)

References

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