Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kurïgan

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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

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Reconstruction

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Some forms derive from syncopated *kurgan, lowering of the middle vowel in Muqaddimat is unexplained.

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *koŕï +‎ *-gan, see Turkish kuzu.

Noun

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*kurïgan

  1. lamb

Hypernyms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 433
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1985) Mongolo-Tungusica (in German), Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz, page 131