Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/abdu

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

Noun

*abdu

1. cattle, herd
2. household, property
3. cloth, fabric

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: [script needed] (abdụ, “household, property; cloth, fabric”)
  • Evenki: [script needed] (abdu, “cattle, herd; household, property”)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (abdụn, “cattle, herd”)
• South-Eastern:
  • Orok: [script needed] (abdụ, “household”)
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᠠᡩᡠᠨ (adun, “herd, flock”), Manchu: ᠠᡩᡠ (adu, “cloth”)

References

• Tungus etymology