Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kuńśe

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology 1

    The noun's meaning of "ant" is likely derived from the meaning "urine". Compare the semantics of English pissmire (“ant”) and the ant-related history of Sanskrit मधुमेह (madhumeh) (madhumēha "mead-urine"). Possibly related to Southern Yukaghir оожии (ōžī).

    Noun

    *kuńśe

    1. ant
    2. urine

    Verb

    *kuńśe-

    1. to urinate

    Descendants

    • Proto-Samoyedic: *kunsə (see there for further descendants)
    • Ugric:
      • Mansi:
      • Khanty:
        • Eastern Khanty: қо̆с (ḳŏs, “urine”), ⇒ қо̆ста (ḳŏsta, “to urinate”)
        • Northern Khanty: хөс (høs, “urine”), ⇒ хөс- (høs-, “to urinate”)
      • Hungarian: hangya (“ant”), húgy (“urine”), hugyozik (“to urinate”)
    • Proto-Permic: *kuʒ́ (see there for further descendants)
    • Mari:
      • Eastern Mari: кужаш (kužaš, “to urinate”), кужвӱт (kužvüt, “urine”)
      • Western Mari: кыжаш (kyžaš, “to urinate”), кыжвӹт (kyžvÿt, “urine”)
    • Proto-Samic: *końčë (“urine”), *końčëtēk (“to urinate”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Finnic: *kusi (“urine”), *kustak (“to urinate”) (see there for further descendants)

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      *kuńśe

      2. star
      Synonyms
      Descendants
      • ⇒? Proto-Samoyedic: *kïnsəkåjə (see there for further descendants)
      • Ugric:
        • Hungarian: húgy
        • Proto-Mansi: *kuunćV
        • Proto-Khanty: *kåås
          • Northern Khanty: хөс (høs)
          • Eastern Khanty: ӄөс (ḳøs)
      • Proto-Permic: *kȯʒ́il (see there for further descendants)

      References

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