Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/nīkǖ

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

Etymology

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *nuxu-sun whence also Mongolian нугас (nugas, “duck”).

Noun

*nīkǖ

duck

Derived terms

*nīkǖčen
- Tungusic:
  - North Tungusic:
    - Even: нэкичэн (nəkicən)
  - Southern Tungusic:
    - Nanai: ниэчэн (ńiečən)

Descendants

Tungusic:
- North Tungusic:
  - Evenki: ники (ņiki)
Jurchenic:
- Manchu: ᠨᡳᠶᡝᡥᡝ (niyehe)

References

Cincius, V. I. (1975) Sravnitelʹnyj slovarʹ tunguso-manʹčžurskix jazykov: Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages: Materials for an etymological dictionary] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 590-591

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