Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ǰïda

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

According to Nugteren (2011), Daur jad is a reborrowing from Manchu ᡤᡳᡩᠠ (gida).

Noun

*ǰïda

spear, lance

Descendants

Middle Mongol:
- Uyghur: ᠵᠢᠳᠠ (ǰida)
- Arabic: جيدا (ǰida) (Muqaddimat)
Mongolian:
- Classical: ᠵᠢᠳᠠ (ǰida)
  - → Ottoman Turkish: جدا (cida)
  - → Azerbaijani: cida
  - → Turkmen: jyda
- Khalkha Mongolian: жад (žad)
- Ordos Mongolian: /d͡ʒida/
Oirat:
- Kalmyk: жид (zhid)
Buryat: жада (žada)
Daur: jad
East Yugur: jida
Monguor:
- Mangghuer: jida
- Mongghul: jiida, jidaa
Dongxiang: zhida
→ Polish: dzida

References

Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 387