Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/naxur

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

Reconstruction

Shirongolic shows monophtongization found in several other etymons.

Etymology

Perhaps related to Proto-Tungusic *ńarụ, compare Evenki ня̄рут (ņārut, “lake”).

Noun

*naxur

1. lake

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur)
  • Arabic:

    Istanbul vocabulary: نَوُر

    Ibn-Muhanna: ناوُر

  • Armenian: նաուր (naur) (Kirakos Gandzaketsi)
  • → Azerbaijani: nohur
  • Chinese:

    Beilu Yiyu: 惱兀兒／恼兀儿 (nawur)

    Secret History: [script needed] (na'ur)

    Zhiyuan Yiyu: [script needed] (lao-eul)

• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: нуур (nuur)
  • Ordos: /nʊːr/
• Kalmyk: нур (nur)
• Buryat: нуур (nuur)
• Khamnigan Mongol: nuur
• Daur: naur
• East Yugur: nuur
• Monguor:
  • Mangghuer: [Term?] (nor)
  • Mongghul: noor, (nore)
• Dongxiang: no, noer

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 453
• Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 516