Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/sormusun

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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[edit]

Alternative Reconstructions[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *sormu- +‎ *-sun. The first element might be a compare to Proto-Tungusic *sarïmïkta (“eyebrow”), which was derived from *sarïmï. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun[edit]

*sormusun

  1. eyelash

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Mongol:
    • Classical:
    • Khalkha Mongolian: сормуус (sormuus)
    • Ordos Mongolian: [script needed] (sormu:s(u))
  • Oirat:
  • Buryat: [script needed] (hormohon)
  • Mogholi: sormu

References[edit]

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 502.
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