< Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/cåŋå-
Proto-Samoyedic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *čaŋa- (“to strike, beat, rub”).
Verb
*cåŋå-
- to rub, wear out (transitive)
Related terms
- *cåŋo- (“to wear out (intransitive)”)
Descendants
- Nenets:
- Tundra Nenets: [script needed] (tanga-)
References
- Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).