Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/cåŋå-

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Proto-Samoyedic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *čaŋa- (to strike, beat, rub).

Verb[edit]

*cåŋå-

  1. (transitive) to rub
  2. (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