Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ǰulǰïgan

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Perhaps separable into *ǰulǰï- +‎ *-gan, with the second element recurring in other animal names.

Noun

*ǰulǰïgan

  1. young of an animal, cub

Descendants

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 393
  • Sanžejev, G. D., Orlovskaja, M. N., Ševernina, Z. V. (2016) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mongolʹskix jazykov: v 3 t. [Etymological dictionary of Mongolic languages: in 3 vols.] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 90