Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/bida

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

Formed from the singular first-person and plural second-person pronouns *bi +‎ *ta. Alternatively, maybe can be comparable to Proto-Tungusic *mit (“we”).

Pronoun

*bida

1. we (inclusive)

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠢᠳ᠋ᠡ (bide)
  • Phags-pa: ꡎꡞꡊ (bi-d)
  • Chinese: [script needed] (bida)
  • Arabic: بيدا (bydā)
• Central Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠪᠢᠳ᠋ᠡ (bide)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: бид (bid)
  • Buryat: бидэ (bide)
  • Kalmyk: бид (bid)
• Dagur:
  • Daur: bed
• Shirongolic:
  • Dongxiang: biʒ́ien
  • Bonan: bede

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, pages 19, 281