Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/nīkǖ

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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

Etymology

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *nuxu-sun (duck) whence also Mongolian нугас (nugas, duck).

Noun

*nīkǖ

  1. duck

Declension

Derived terms

  • *nīkǖčen
    • Tungusic:
      • North Tungusic:
        • Even: нэкичэн (nəkicən)
      • Southern Tungusic:

Descendants

References

  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 590-591