Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/dabusun

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

Etymology

Most likely form an earlier *dabursun, from *dabur +‎ *-sun.

Probably borrowed from an early Turkic language with the earlier form "tūbuz", as Nişanyan suggests. This also explains the Chuvash тӑвар (tăvar) form.

Noun

*dabusun

1. salt

Descendants

• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ (dabusu)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: давс (davs)
• Buryat: дабһан (dabhan)
• Khamnigan Mongol: дабасу (dabasu)
• Kalmyk: давсн (davsn)
• Monguor:
  • Mangghuer: dapuzi, dabusi
  • Mongghul: darishizi
• Bonan: dabsung
• Dongxiang: dansun

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük