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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.
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