Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kuruxun

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

Unproblematic. Buryat and Kalmyk probably reflect a spelling pronunciation.

Etymology

The +‎ *-xun ending is a common anatomical term suffix.

Noun

*kuruxun

1. finger, toe

See also

• *herekei

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (quruɣu), ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤᠨ (quruɣun)
  • Arabic: قوروو (quruwu), قرون (qurūn), قورون (qurūn)
• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (quruɣu)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: хуруу (xuruu)
  • Ordos: /xuruː/
• Kalmyk: хурһн (xurğn)
• Buryat: хурга (xurga)
• Khamnigan Mongol: xuruu
• Daur: xoroo
• East Yugur: xuruun
• Monguor:
  • Mangghuer: khuru
  • Mongghul: huri
• Bonan:
  • Qinghai: ghure
  • Gansu: ghur
• Kangjia: guru
• Dongxiang: ghurun
• Mogholi: qurun, quru

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 434