Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/sele

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

*sele

1. iron
2. metal

Derived terms

• *seleme (“iron”, adj.)

Descendants

• Northern
  • Even: хэл (həl)
  • Evenki: сэлэ (sələ), хэлэ (hələ), шэлэ (şələ)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (sələ)
  • Oroqen: ʃələ
  • Solon: сэлэ (sələ)
• Central
  • Oroch: сэлэ
  • Udihe: сэлэ
• South-Eastern:
  • Nanai: сэлэ (sele)
  • Orok: сэлэ
  • Ulch: [script needed] (сэлэ)
• South-Western:
  • Manchu: ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (sele)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1977) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Leningrad: Nauka, page 140
• Rozycki, William Vincent (1994) Mongol Elements in Manchu (Uralic and Altaic series; 157), Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, page 232