Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/līl

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *lewle (soul, spirit).

Noun[edit]

*līl

  1. breath, soul

Descendants[edit]

  • Northern Khanty: ԓыԓ (łył) (Kazym), тыт (tyt) (Middle Ob)
  • Eastern Khanty: ԓаԓ (łał) (Surgut), лил (lil) (Vakh), ліл (lil) (Vasyugan)

References[edit]

  • Zhivlov, Mikhail. 2014. "Studies in Uralic vocalism III". In Journal of Language Relationship 12, pp. 113–148.