Where does “няʼ” come from?

няʼ (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *äŋ, from Proto-Uralic aŋe — opening.

няʼ (Tundra Nenets): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “няʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*äŋmouth
2Proto-Uralicaŋeopening
Every word from Proto-Uralic aŋe →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *äŋ →
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