ӄан
Nivkh
Alternative forms
- ӄанӈ (qanŋ) (Sakhalin)
Etymology
From Proto-Nivkh *ɢanŋ.
Similar to other Eurasian dog words such as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n and Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, but this is likely to be a coincidence or a parallel onomatopoeic derivation.
Noun
ӄан (qan)
- (Amur)dog