Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kanta-

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This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

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Etymology

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From *kane- (to go) +‎ *-ta-.

Verb

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*kanta-

  1. to carry, to transport

Descendants

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  • Proto-Samoyedic: *kåntå-
    • Nganasan: контудя (kontuďa)
    • Enets:
      • Forest Enets:
      • Tundra Enets: [script needed] (кадась)
    • Nenets:
    • Mator: [script needed] (кандыя-)
  • Proto-Ugric: *kånta-
    • Proto-Khanty: *kāntəm-
    • Proto-Mansi: *kūnt-
  • Proto-Mari: *kånde- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Mordvinic: *kandəms (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *kuontētēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *kantadak (see there for further descendants)

References

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  • Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Sammallahti, Pekka (1988) “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-554
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