Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/taxulai

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

*taxulai.

Etymology

Akin to Khitan 匋裏 (*taul, “rabbit”) and Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan (“hare”), compare Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰽𐰍𐰣 (tabïšɣan, “hare”), Turkish tavşan (“rabbit”).

Noun

*taxulai

1. rabbit, hare

Descendants

• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠲᠠᠤᠯᠠᠢ (taulai)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: туулай (tuulaj)
• Buryat: туулай (tuulaj)
• Oirat:
  • Kalmyk: туула (tuula)
• Shirongolic:
  • Bonan: toli
  • Dongxiang: taolei
  • Monguor:
    • Mongghul: tuulii
    • Mangghuer: taolai
• Mogholi: ایتوله (ītaula)

References

• Juha Janhunen, The Mongolic Languages (2006), →ISBN