Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/bida

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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

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Etymology

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Formed from the singular first-person and plural second-person pronouns *bi +‎ *ta. Alternatively, maybe can be comparable to Proto-Tungusic *mit (we).

Pronoun

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*bida

  1. we (inclusive)

Descendants

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  • Middle Mongol:
  • Central Mongolian:
  • Dagur:
  • Shirongolic:

References

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  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, pages 19, 281