Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kuxu-

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

Reconstruction

Highly problematic, Nugteren separates *kuxu- from *kuxuraï as *koa- and *kuuraï. However, East Yugur and Daur show the same vowel in both words and evidence for *o is ambiguous.

The other difficulty is that the proposed Turkic cognate has no *-g- nor *-p- that usually correspond to Mongolic long vowels, perhaps the original root is *ku- with monosyllabic lengthening which was later introduced to all forms

Etymology

Most likely related to Proto-Turkic *kurï- (“to dry”), see Turkish kuru.

Verb

*kuxu-

to dry

Descendants

From *kuxu-

Middle Mongol:
- Arabic: قوبه (qu-) (Muqaddimat)
Daur: xwaagw
East Yugur: xuu
Monguor:
- Mangghuer: khuo
- Mongghul: huu (“to wither”)
Bonan: xoo
Kangjia: xu
Dongxiang: gho
Mogholi:

From *kuxu +‎ *-sun (“dry”)

Middle Mongol:
- Arabic: قواسون (qu'asun) (Muqaddimat)
Monguor:
- Mangghuer: khuosunni
- Mongghul: huusinni
Bonan: xoosung
Kangjia: xu
Dongxiang: khosun
Mogholi: qosun

From *kuxu +‎ *-raï (“dry”)

Mongolian:
- Classical: ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠢ (qaɣurai)
- Khalkha Mongolian: хуурай (xuuraj)
Kalmyk: хүүрә (xüürä)
Buryat: хуурай (xuuraj)
Khamnigan Mongol: xuurai
Daur: xwaarii
East Yugur: xuurii
→ Bashkir: ҡурай (quray)
→ Kazakh: қурай (qurai)
→ Kyrgyz: куурай (kuuray)
→ Uyghur: قوراي (qoray)