Reconstruction:Proto-Yukaghir/ön-

This Proto-Yukaghir 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-Yukaghir

Etymology 1

Root

*ön-

1. river

Derived terms

• *ön-ŋ
  • Chuvan: онынгъ (onyng)
  • Northern Yukaghir: эну (enu)
  • Omok: еинонггъ (jeinongg)
    • Чемо онангъ (Čemo onang, “Kolyma”, literally “big river”)
  • Southern Yukaghir: унуҥ (unuŋ)
• *ön-nte:
  • Northern Yukaghir: өнҥиэ (önŋie)
  • Southern Yukaghir: өндиэ (øndie)

Etymology 2

Root

*ön-

1. male animal

Derived terms

• *ön-ńče
  • Southern Yukaghir: өндьэ (øndʹe)
• *ön-čəW
  • Northern Yukaghir: өнчиэ (önție)
  • Southern Yukaghir: өнчиэ (ønčie)