betsch

betsch

Pumpokol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *betʲ (“falling snow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

bẽtsch (plural unknown)

  1. snow

Usage notes

  • Although glossed simply as 'snow' (Schnee), most likely referred to falling snow, as can be construed from cognate terms in Ket (Ket беʼт (beˀd)) and Yug (Yug беʼть (беˀtʲ)).

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Портфель Миллера in Russian state archives, folio 199.
  • Werner, Heinrich K. (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, →ISBN, page 179
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