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Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/sara

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
*sara.

Etymology

Probably related to Khitan 賽咿兒 (sair).

Noun

*sara

  1. moon
    Coordinate term: *naran (“sun”)
  2. month

Descendants
  • Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠰᠠᠷᠠ (sara)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: сар (sar)
  • Oirat:
  • Buryat: һара (hara)
  • Daur: sar
  • East Yugur: sara
  • Monguor
  • Bonan: sara, sarə
  • Kangjia: sara, cara
  • Dongxiang: sara

Further reading
  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 483
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