Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/mĕn-

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 *mĭn-, from Proto-Uralic *mene-.

Verb

*mĕn-

  1. to go

Descendants

  • Northern Khanty: мӑнты (mănty) (Kazym), мӑнты (mănty) (Middle Ob), манты (manty) (Shuryshkar)
  • Eastern Khanty: мәнта (mənta) (Surgut), мӛнтӓ (mjəntä) (Vakh)

References

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