Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kaïčï

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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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If related to Proto-Turkic *kïptu (scissors), perhaps from earlier *kapïtï, although forms are difficult to reconcile. But also the evolution might be like this:

*kapïtï < *kapïcï < *kaxïcï < *kaïcï

Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (qïftu), Yakut кыптый (kıptıy), and see also *kabčï- (to squeeze, to pinch).

Noun

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*kaïčï

  1. scissors

Descendants

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References

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  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 400
  • Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 [Dictionary of Mongolic Languages] (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 318
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1963) “318. قیچچ”, in Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 16)‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, page 448