Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔɔŋKoj
Meaning: snake
Kottish: oŋxoi, pl.oŋxon,oŋxotn; (Бол.) onxoj
Arin: ankoj (Лоск.)
Comments: ССЕ 199. Probably a compound. The second part may be identical with PY *kVj 'worm'; for the first part Werner (2, 47) suggests PY *ʔāŋ 'string'.