Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/hulaxan

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 Proto-Mongolic *hula (“red”) +‎ *-xan. The first element can also be compared to Proto-Turkic *āl (“red, scarlet”), Proto-Tungusic *pula (“red”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) The suffix -xan also can be seen in various colour names. Creates a new noun from a noun, as in Proto-Mongolic *temexen.

Adjective

*hulaxan

1. red

See also

• *cagaxan (“white”)
• *noguxan (“green”)
• *yagaxan (“pink”)

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian script: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ulaɣan)
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ulaɣan)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: улаан (ulaan)
• Written Oirat: ᡇᠯᠠᡃᠨ (ulān)
  • Kalmyk: улан (ulan)
• Buryat: улаан (ulaan)

See also

Colors in Proto-Mongolic · *öŋgečüd, *öŋges (?) (layout · text)

*cagaxan, *cïgaxan	*bora, *buruxul	*kara
*hulaxan	*küre-, *küri-	*sïra
	*noguxan
		*köke
		*yagaxan

References

• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill