Ob-Ugric
/ˌɒb ˈuːɡrɪk/noun
A linguistic grouping comprising the Khanty and Mansi languages of western Siberia.
Did you know?Despite the name, Ob-Ugric does not include Hungarian: Khanty and Mansi are its surviving members, while Hungarian represents the separate Ugric branch.
Etymological Timeline
Antiquity
Greek
Oungroi
“A name applied to the Hungarians or related peoples; ultimately part of the disputed naming history behind Ugric.”
Early Medieval
Old Russian
ugrъ
“Hungarian; an ethnonym later connected with the Ugric classification.”
Medieval
Russian
Yugra
“A geographical and ethnographic name for peoples and territories east of the northern Urals, associated with Khanty and Mansi ancestors.”
19th Century
German/Russian
Ob-Ugrisch / ob-ugorskiy
“A scholarly compound combining the Ob River region with the Ugric linguistic designation.”
Modern English
English
Ob-Ugric
“The branch of Uralic linguistics consisting chiefly of Khanty and Mansi.”