Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ebčexün

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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

Etymology

The first part is probably connected to Proto-Mongolic *ebür (breast, bosom), while the second to Proto-Mongolic *čexeǰi (chest) (whence Mongolian цээж (ceež)).

Noun

*ebčexün

  1. breastbone, sternum

Descendants

References

  • Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 [Dictionary of Mongolic Languages] (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 539.
  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT.