Reconstruction:Proto-Yeniseian/ej

This Proto-Yeniseian 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.
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Proto-Yeniseian

Alternative reconstructions

  • Etymology 1:
    • *ej (per Werner 2002 and Vajda-Werner 2022)
    • *ʔej (per Starostin 1994-2005)
    • *aj (per Vajda-Werner 2022)
  • Etymology 2:
    • *eˀj (per Vajda-Werner 2022)

Etymology 1

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    *ej (plural *ej-Vŋ)

    1. (anatomy) tongue
      Synonym: *ɬVb (Kottic and Arinic)
    Descendants
    • Ketic:
      • Imbak Ket: ej (ej) (M., W., VW., Kl.), ii (ii) (Ad. 1), ij (ij) (Ad. 2)
        • Ket: эй (ɛ̄j, ɛ̀j) (Southern and Central dialects), эйъ (ɛ̀jʌ) (Central dialects), эйи (ɛ̀ji) (Northern dialects)
      • Ostyak Yug: ej (ej) (M.)
      • Yug: ей (ēj)
    • Pumpokolic:
      • Pumpokol: aj, ai (W., VW.)
        • ⇒ Pumpokol: Gebéŋ-aj, Gebéŋ-ai (“Pumpokol language”) (W.)
      • ⇒? Pumpokol: iilɨgɨl (“tongue”) (Kl.)

    Etymology 2

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Not related to Proto-Yeniseian *ɢajnč (“egg”).

      Noun

      *ej (plural *ej-Vŋ or *ej-Vn)

      1. (anatomy) egg
      Descendants
      • Ketic:
        • Imbak Ket: eégh (eégh) (Mes.; Eed-Šeš dialect)
        • Imbak Ket: eː (eː) (M., W.), e (e) (Kl.), ɛj (ɛj) (Ad.)
          • Ket: эʼй (ɛˀj) (singular), еӈ (ɛ̄ˑŋ) (a pair), еӈън (ɛ́ŋʌn) (plural)
        • Ostyak Yug: öŋ (öŋ) (M.)
          • Yug: еӈ (ɛ̄ˑŋ) (singular)
      • Kottic:
        • ⇒ Assan: šulej (M., W., Kl.)
        • ⇒ Kott: šuléj (M., W., Kl.), šulei (C.), šuler (H.)
      • Arinic:
        • Arin: aŋ (M., W., Kl.; plural), agen (H.; plural)
      • Pumpokolic:
        • Pumpokol: eg (Kl.; plural; -g ← *-ŋ)
        • ⇒ Pumpokol: tanáŋ (W., Kl.)

      See also

      • Proto-Yeniseian entry guidelines § Bibliography

      Further reading

      • Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), “*ej (1)/*aj”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), volume 1, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 269
      • Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), “*eˀj”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), volume 1, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 269-270
      • Vajda, Edward (2024), The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia: Language Families (The World of Linguistics [WOL]; 10.1)‎[1], volume 1, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →DOI, →ISBN, page 376
      • Werner, Heinrich (2002), “¹eˑj”, in Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 272
      • Werner, Heinrich (2005), “tongue”, in Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 329
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