Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/dabusun

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

Most likely form an earlier *dabursun, from *dabur +‎ *-sun.

Probably borrowed from an early Turkic language with the earlier form "tūbuz", as Nişanyan suggests. This also explains the Chuvash тӑвар (tăvar) form.

Noun

*dabusun

  1. salt

Descendants

  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ (dabusu)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: давс (davs)
  • Buryat: дабһан (dabhan)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: дабасу (dabasu)
  • Kalmyk: давсн (davsn)
  • Monguor:
    • Mangghuer: dapuzi, dabusi
    • Mongghul: darishizi
  • Bonan: dabsung
  • Dongxiang: dansun

References