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Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/-pūn

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This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps akin to Proto-Mongolic *-xun (noun-forming suffix).

Suffix

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*-pūn

  1. Derives nouns from verbs.
    *pupu- (to saw) + ‎*-pūn → ‎*pubupūn (saw) (> *pūpūn later)
    *sekte- (to make a bed; litter) + ‎*-pūn → ‎*sektepǖn (bed; litter, mat)
    *sila- (to roast on a spit) + ‎*-pūn → ‎*silepǖn (roast skewer)
    *öŋti- + ‎*-pūn → ‎*öŋtipǖn
    *gisi- (to drum, beat a drum) + ‎*-pūn → ‎*gisipǖn (shaman mallets, drumstick)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Benzing, Johannes (1955) Die tungusischen Sprachen. Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik (Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse; 11) (in German), Wiesbaden: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag, page 63