Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ʒola

This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

Etymology

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Noun

*ʒola

1. stone

Derived terms

• ? *ʒolada- (“to throw”)

Descendants

• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Even: дёл (ʒol)
    • Evenki: дёло (ʒolo)
    • Negidal: [script needed] (ӡolo)
    • Oroqen: dʒɔlɔ
    • Solon: дёло
  • South Tungusic:
    • Central
      • Oroch: дёло
      • Udihe: ӡоло
    • South-Eastern:
      • Nanai: дёло (ʒolo)
      • Orok: ӡоло (ʒolo)
      • Ulch: [script needed] (ӡolo)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 263
• Vasilevič, G. M. (1958) Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS, page 113