Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/eri-

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

Verb

*eri-

1. to breathe

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: [script needed] (eri-)
  • Evenki: [script needed] (erī-)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (ejī-)
• South-Eastern:
  • Orok: [script needed] (er(i)-)
  • Ulch: [script needed] (ersi-)
  • Nanai: [script needed] (erisi-)
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠮᠪᡳ (ergembi, “to rest”) (radical: erge-)

Noun

*eri-

1. breath, soul

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: [script needed] (erin, “breath”)
  • Evenki: [script needed] (erīn, “breath, soul”)
  • Negidal: [script needed] (ejgen, “breath, soul”)
  • Solon: [script needed] (ergē, “life”)

• Central:
  • Oroch: [script needed] (egge, “soul”)
  • Udihe: [script needed] (ege, “breath, soul”), [script needed] (eye, “breath”)
• South-Eastern:
  • Ulch: [script needed] (erge(n), “breath”)
  • Nanai: [script needed] (ergẽ, “breath”)
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (ergen, “breath, soul”)

References

• Tungus etymology