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Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/nelki

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

Noun

*nelki

  1. spring
    Synonym: *ńeŋńe

Declension

Descendants

  • Tungusic:
    • North Tungusic:
      • Even: нэлкэ (nəlkə)
      • Evenki: нэлки (nəlki)
      • Negidal: нэлки (nelki)
      • Oroqen: nəlki
      • Solon: nelxi
    • South Tungusic:
      • Central:
        • Oroch: нэкки (nekki)
        • Udihe: нэки (neki)

See also

Seasons in Proto-Tungusic (layout · text) · category
*nelki (spring)
*ńeŋńe (spring)
*ʒuga (summer) *bola (autumn) *töge (winter)

References

  • Benzing, Johannes (1955) Die tungusischen Sprachen. Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik (Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse; 11) (in German), Wiesbaden: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag, page 95
  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 620
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