Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/irgü

This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

Noun

*irgü

1. brain

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: иргэ (irgə)
  • Evenki: иргэ (irgə)
  • Oroqen: irgə
• Central:
  • Oroch: иггэ (iggä)
  • Udihe: иги (igi)
• South-Eastern:
  • Nanai: ӣгэ (iigä)
  • Orok: ӣдэ (iidä)
  • Ulch: иде (ijä)
• South-Central:

References

• J.A. Alonso de la Fuente, "Written Manchu uju 'head'", 2010.