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Proto-Tungusic
Etymology
An interesting stem. The only native Tungusic word who allows initial-w.
EDAL reconstructs an earlier *ebā-. Of onomatopeic origin is also possible.
Verb
*wā-
- (transitive) to kill
- *Wāransi.
- You die.
- *Wāʒaŋāsi.
- You are going to kill . (in a long time)
- *Wāʒansi.
- You are going to kill . (in a short time)
- *Wāra esinbi.
- I don't kill you.
Descendants
- Jurchenic:
- Tungusic:
- North Tungusic:
- South Tungusic:
References
- Benzing, Johannes (1955) Die tungusischen Sprachen. Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik (Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse; 11) (in German), Wiesbaden: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 130, 133-114, 146
- Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 127-129