Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/nokaï

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

Probably related to Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) with further Para-Mongolic cognates.

Noun

*nokaï

dog

Descendants

Central Mongolic:
- Mongolian:
  - Classical: ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ (noqai)
  - Khalkha Mongolian: нохой (noxoj)
- Buryat: нохой (noxoj)
- Oirat:
  - Written Oirat: ᠨᡆᡍᡆᡅ (noxoi)
  - Kalmyk: ноха (noxa)
South Mongolic:
- Monguor:
  - Mongghul: nuhui
  - Mangghuer: nughuai
- Dongxiang: nogvei
- Bonan: noghei
Daur: nogw