умукта

Evenki

Etymology

1. From Proto-Tungusic *ụmụ̄kta, from *ume (“nest”) + *-kta. Compare Even умта (umta), Manchu ᡠᠮᡥᠠᠨ (umhan), ᡠᠮᡥᠠ (umha), Nanai омокта (omokta).
2. Can be compared to Proto-Turkic *yumurtka, compare Turkish yumurta. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

умӯкта • (umūkta)

1. egg

Related terms

• умук (umuk, “nest”)