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Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/wit

This Proto-Samoyedic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *wete.

Noun

*wit

  1. water

Descendants
  • Nganasan: быˮ (byʔ)
  • Enets:
    • Forest Enets: [Term?] (biʔ)
    • Tundra Enets: [Term?] (biʔ)
  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: иˮ (yiq)
    • Forest Nenets: [Term?]
  • Selkup: ӱт (üt)
  • Kamassian: бю (bü)
  • Mator: бу (bu)

References
  • Juha Janhunen (1998), “Samoyedic”, in Daniel Mario Abondolo, editor, The Uralic Languages, London: Routledge, page 464
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