Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/cåŋå-

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Proto-Samoyedic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *čaŋa- (to strike, beat, rub).

Verb

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*cåŋå-

  1. (transitive) to rub
  2. (transitive) to wear out

Descendants

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  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: тангабась (tangabaś)
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References

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  • Ante Aikio (2002) “New and Old Samoyed Etymologies”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, page 11