Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/tokum

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

From *toku- (“to saddle”) +‎ *-m.

Noun

*tokum

1. saddle pad

Descendants

• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠲᠣᠬᠣᠮ (toqom)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: тохоm (toxom)
  • Ordos: /doχom/
• Oirat:
  • Kalmyk: тохm (toxm)
• Buryat: тохоm (toxom)
• Daur: [Term?] (/⁠tɔkʷ⁠/)
• East Yugur: [Term?] (/⁠tɔɣɔm⁠/)
• Monguor:
  • Mongghul: [Term?] (/⁠tuɣum⁠/)
• Bonan: [Term?] (/⁠təχɵm⁠/)
• Kangjia: [Term?] (/⁠tuɣu⁠/)
• Dongxiang: [Term?] (/⁠tuɣuŋ⁠/)

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 522