Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/čaŋaw-

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from *čaŋa- (to beat, strike, rub).

Verb[edit]

*čaŋaw-

  1. to wear out (passive)

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *cåŋo- (to wear out)

References[edit]

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