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Where does “*kïj” come from?
*kïj (Proto-Samoyedic) comes from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
*kïj
(Proto-Samoyedic): moon
Definitions
moon
Ancestry of “*kïj”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
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Proto-Uralic
kuŋe
the Moon
Words derived from “*kïj”
кхи
кичез̌әә
киштит
барикхи
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