Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/elǰigen

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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

From the same source as Proto-Turkic *ešgek, presumably Proto-Turkic *eĺč-(gek) +‎ *-gen.

Noun

*elǰigen

  1. donkey

Descendants

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 328
  • Rozycki, William Vincent (1994) Mongol Elements in Manchu (Uralic and Altaic series; 157), Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, page 98