Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/sïgūn

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

*sïgūn

  1. sun

Descendants

  • Evenki: сигун (sigun)
  • Manchu: ᡧᡠᠨ (šun)
  • Nanai: сиун (siun)
  • Udihe: сӯ
  • Oroch: сэу
  • Ulch: сиу

References

  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sigūn”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  • Cincius, V. I. (1977) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Leningrad: Nauka, page 78
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