Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/čaŋa-

This Proto-Uralic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Verb

*čaŋa-

to beat, strike, wear, rub (transitive)

Derived Terms

*čaŋaw- (“to wear out”) (passive)

Descendants

Samoyedic: *caŋa- (“to rub, wear out”)
Ugric
- Proto-Mansi: *šī̮ŋ̥k̥- < *šūŋk-
  - Eastern: [script needed] (sē̮ŋk̥-, “to strike, kick”)
- Khanty:
  - Eastern: [script needed] (čɔɣ-, “to strike”)
  - Southern: [script needed] (čoŋχ-, “to strike”)
Mari
- Eastern Mari: [script needed] (ćoŋge-, “to beat”)
Mordvinic
- Moksha: [script needed] (čavo-, “to strike”)

References

Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).