Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ilan

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

Proto-Tungusic numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: *ilan
    Ordinal: *ilagī
    Distributive: *ilatal

Etymology

Benzing proposes an earlier form *ilguan due to reason that the elements *-guan and *-gun used to form numerals.

Numeral

*ilan

  1. three

Descendants

References