Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/jïda

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

Etymology

According to Nugteren (2011), Daur jad is a reborrowing from Manchu ᡤᡳᡩᠠ (gida).

Noun

*jïda

1. spear, lance

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Uyghur: ᠵᠢᠳᠠ (ǰida)
  • Arabic: جيدا (ǰida) (Muqaddimat)
• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠵᠢᠳᠠ (ǰida)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: جدا (cida)
    • → Azerbaijani: cida
    • → Turkmen: jyda
  • Khalkha Mongolian: жад (žad)
  • Ordos Mongolian: /d͡ʒida/
• Oirat:
  • Kalmyk: жид (zhid)
• Buryat: жада (žada)
• Daur: jad
• East Yugur: jida
• Monguor:
  • Mongghul: jiida, jidaa
  • Mangghuer: jida
• Dongxiang: zhida
• → Polish: dzida

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 387