Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/xab-

This Proto-Tungusic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tungusic

Verb

*xab-

1. (transitive) to wash, rub, wipe off

Descendants

• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Even: авдай (awdaj)
    • Evenki: авмӣ (awmī)
    • Negidal: ав- (aw-)
    • Oroqen: awʊ-
  • South Tungusic:
    • Central:
      • Oroch: ау- (au-)
      • Udihe: ауси- (ausi-)
    • South-Eastern:
      • Nanai: хаочиори (xaochiuri)
      • Orok: хау́вури (xaụwuri)
      • Ulch: хаучу̇ву̇ (xauchụwụ)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 7