Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/kåw

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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

Possibly related to Proto-Finnic *korva (ear).

Noun

*kåw

  1. ear

Descendants

  • Nganasan: коу (kou)
  • Enets:
  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: ха (xa)
    • Forest Nenets: ка (ka)
  • Selkup:
    • Northern Selkup: ӄо̄ ()
    • Southern Selkup:
  • Kamassian: кху (kʰu)
  • Koibal: ку (ku)

References

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