Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/epǝʌ

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 *ēpǝϑ, from Proto-Uralic *ipsɜ.

Noun

*epǝʌ

1. smell

Descendants

• Northern Khanty: єпәԓ (êpəł) (Kazym), эпаԯ (epał) (Shuryshkar), эпәԯ (epəł) (Priuralsky)
• Eastern Khanty: ӓпәԓ (äpəł) (Surgut), эвӛл (ewjəl) (Vakh), эвял (ewjal) (Vasyugan)

References

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