Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/čaŋa-

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

Verb

*čaŋa-

1. to beat, strike, wear, rub (transitive)

Derived terms

• *čaŋaw- (“to wear out”) (passive)

Descendants

• Proto-Samoyedic: *cåŋå- (“to rub, wear out”)
• Ugric
  • Proto-Mansi: *šī̮ŋkʷ- < *šūŋk-
    • Eastern Mansi: [script needed] (sē̮ŋkʷ-, “to strike, kick”)
  • Khanty:
    • Eastern Khanty: [script needed] (čɔɣ-, “to strike”)
    • Southern Khanty: [script needed] (čoŋχ-, “to strike”)
• Mari
  • Eastern Mari: чоҥгаш (čoŋgaš, “to beat”)
• Proto-Mordvinic: *čavəms~*šavəms
  • Erzya: чавомс (čavoms, “to strike”)
  • Moksha: [script needed] (šavəms, “to strike”)

References

• Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).