Khanty
/ˈkæn.ti/noun
Khanty refers to an Indigenous Uralic people of western Siberia or their language.
Did you know?Khanty is largely a self-designation, while the related name Ostyak is an external name historically used by Russians and other neighboring peoples.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Uralic (reconstructed)
Proto-Uralic
*konta
“A reconstructed term associated with a group, community, or social unit; its connection to Khanty is considered probable but not completely certain.”
Early Khanty
Proto-Khanty
*kăntə
“A reconstructed ancestral form underlying the Khanty self-designation.”
Traditional Khanty
Khanty
khănti
“Person or people; the Indigenous self-designation traditionally used by the Khanty.”
18th–19th Centuries
Russian
ханты (Khanty)
“Russian adoption of the people’s self-name, used for the Siberian ethnic group and its language.”
Modern English
English
Khanty
“The standard English name for the people, their language, and the associated cultural tradition.”