Where does “нохо” come from?
нохо (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *nokå, from Proto-Uralic ńukśe — marten.
нохо (Tundra Nenets): polar fox
Ancestry of “нохо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | *nokå | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ńukśe | marten |