Etymology

Khanty

Khan·ty
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Today it means: related to Khanty people or their language Full definition →

kca-nor хӑнты ← kca-sou хӑнтӛ ← kca-eas кӑнтӛг яг
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The story

  1. Proto-Uralic · derived from*kunta“clan, kin, community”
  2. kca-eas · borrowed fromкӑнтӛг яг“Khanty people”
  3. kca-sou · borrowed fromхӑнтӛ“Khanty person; man”
  4. kca-nor · borrowed fromхӑнты“Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”
  5. English todayKhanty

From Northern Khanty хӑнты (hănty, “Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (hăntjə, “Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntjəg jag, “Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”).

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