Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/nē-

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An old derivative may be *nakan (bed).

Verb[edit]

*nē-

  1. (transitive) to put

Descendants[edit]

  • Tungusic:
    • North Tungusic:
      • Even: нэ̄дэй (nə̄dəj)
      • Evenki: нэ̄мӣ (nə̄mī)
      • Negidal: нэ̄- (nē-)
      • Solon: nē-
    • South Tungusic:

References[edit]

  • Benzing, Johannes (1955) Die tungusischen Sprachen. Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik (Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse; 11) (in German), Wiesbaden: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag, page 38
  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 614-615