Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/čaŋaw-

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

Etymology

Derived from *čaŋa- (“to beat, strike, rub”).

Verb

*čaŋaw-

to wear out (passive)

Descendants

Samoyedic: *caŋo- (“to wear out”)

References

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