Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/sormusun

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

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Alternative Reconstructions

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Etymology

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From *sormu- +‎ *-sun. The first element might be a compare to Proto-Tungusic *sarïmïkta (eyebrow), which was derived from *sarïmï. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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*sormusun

  1. eyelash

Descendants

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  • Middle Mongol:
    • Classical:
    • Khalkha Mongolian: сормуус (sormuus)
    • Ordos Mongolian: [script needed] (sormu:s(u))
  • Oirat:
  • Buryat: [script needed] (hormohon)
  • Mogholi: sormu

References

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  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 502.