Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kuruxun
Proto-Mongolic
editReconstruction
editUnproblematic. Buryat and Kalmyk probably reflect a spelling pronunciation.
Etymology
editThe + *-xun ending is a common anatomical term suffix.
Noun
edit*kuruxun
See also
editDescendants
edit- Middle Mongol:
- Mongolian:
- Kalmyk: хурһн (xurğn)
- Buryat: хурга (xurga)
- Khamnigan Mongol: xuruu
- Daur: xoroo
- East Yugur: xuruun
- Monguor:
- Bonan:
- Kangjia: guru
- Dongxiang: ghurun
- Mogholi: qurun, quru
References
edit- Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 434