The Khakas-Altaian Mythonym Ker and the Proto-Yenissean Word for ‘Mammoth’. 1

• Published in: Вопросы Ономастики
• Main Author: Vladimir V. Napolskikh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta 2022
• Subjects: altaian language; etymology; ket language; khakas language; languages; mammoth; mythology and folklore of siberia; pumpokol language; yeniseian languages; History of Civilization; CB3-482; Philology. Linguistics; P1-1091; Yug; Evenks; Ket language; khanty; taiga; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15826/vopr_onom.2022.19.3.030; https://doaj.org/article/db8e40cab8124e4db2539c48742e6595

The image of a mammoth is well known in folklore and mythological traditions of the peoples of Siberia, since people often found tusks and whole skeletons of this animal. The understanding of the mammoth as a giant fish with horns is specific for central-western Siberia. This image is most character...