Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/gal

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

Reconstruction

Palatalization in Dagur is unexpected, which also occurs in *gar, *ger and *seül.

Noun

*gal

  1. fire

Descendants

  • Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠭ᠋ᠠᠯ (ɣal)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: гал (gal)
  • Buryat: гал (gal)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: gal
  • Kalmyk: һал (ğal)
  • Daur: galʲ
  • East Yugur: ɣal
  • Monguor:
  • Kangjia: χar
  • Dongxiang: khan
  • Mogholi: ɣoːl, ğɔl

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 337
  • Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 [Dictionary of Mongolic Languages] (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 279

References

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