ӄанӈ

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Nivkh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nivkh *ɢanŋ.

Similar to other Eurasian dog words such as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n and Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, but this is likely to be a coincidence or a parallel onomatopoeic derivation.

Noun[edit]

ӄанӈ (qanŋ)

  1. (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin) dog

Related terms[edit]

  • ӄан (qan) (Amur, North Sakhalin)