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Reconstruction:Proto-Khanty/līl

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*līl

  1. breath, soul

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

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