Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/dörben

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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

Proto-Mongolic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *dörben
    Ordinal : *dötüxer
    Distributive : *dörbexed
    Collective : *dörbexülen

Etymology

Likely morphologically *dör +‎ *-ben. The final consonant -r on the root occurs in the roots of *gurban (“three”), *harban (“ten”), as well as Pre-Proto-Mongolic *jir (“two”) and may be a secondary suffix. If so, *dö- may be a further root, which forms *döcin (“forty”), *dönen (“four-year-old”) and *dötüxer (“fourth”). Compare Khitan 𘲂 (dur).

The Shirongol forms go back to an unrounded *derben.

Numeral

*dörben

  1. four

Descendants

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 318
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