Reconstruction:Proto-Yeniseian/xejnVŋʷ

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.

Proto-Yeniseian

Etymology

Composed of *-xejn (“to shamanize”) +‎ *-Vŋʷ (action nominalizer suffix).

Action nominal

*xejnVŋʷ

  1. (shamanism) shamanizing, the act of curing by singing

Descendants

  • Ketic:
    • Imbak Ket: séeneŋ (séeneŋ, “male shaman”) (M.), kiːm-séeneŋ (kiːm-séeneŋ, “female shaman”) (M.)
      • Ket: сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ), сенъӈ (sʲɛ́nʌŋ, “male shaman”)
      • ⇒ Ket: сенам (sʲɛ́nam, “female shaman”) (cf. *-m (feminine noun suffix))
    • Ostyak Yug: seäneŋ (seäneŋ) (C.)
    • Yug: сэныӈ (sɛnɨŋ)
      • ⇒ Yug: сэнаӈ-хачит (sɛnaŋ-χáčit, “Orthodox priest”, literally “old shaman”)
  • Kottic:
    • Kott: šênaŋ (“magic”, action nominal) (C.)
      • Kott: šênaŋâkn (“I cast magic.”) (C.)
      • ⇒ Kott: šênaŋ-hit (“male shaman”) (C.)
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