Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/sïra

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

Compared to Proto-Japonic *siro (“white”) and Proto-Turkic *siarïg (“yellow, white”).

Adjective

*sïra

1. yellow

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian script: ᠰᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ (sir-a)
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ (sir-a)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: шар (šar)
• Written Oirat: ᠱᠠᠷᠠ (šara)
  • Kalmyk: шар (şar)
• Buryat: шара (šara)

Colors in Proto-Mongolic · *öŋgečüd, *öŋges (?) (layout · text)

*cagaxan, *cïgaxan	*bora, *buruxul	*kara
*hulaxan	*küre-, *küri-	*sïra
	*noguxan
		*köke
		*yagaxan