Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/cåŋå-
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Proto-Samoyedic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Uralic *čaŋa- (“to strike, beat, rub”).
Verb[edit]
*cåŋå-
- (transitive) to rub
- (transitive) to wear out
Descendants[edit]
- Nenets:
- Tundra Nenets: тангабась (tangabaś)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ante Aikio (2002) “New and Old Samoyed Etymologies”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, page 11