Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/nīkǖ

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

Etymology

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *nuxu-sun (“duck”) whence also Mongolian нугас (nugas, “duck”).

Noun

*nīkǖ

1. duck

Declension

Declension of *nīkǖ

	Singular
Nominative	*nīkǖ
Accusative	*nīkǖbe
Genitive	*nīkǖŋī
Dative	*nīkǖdüe
Locative	*nīkǖle
Ablative	*nīkǖdiki
Prolative	*nīkǖli
Elative	*nīkǖgiʒi
Instrumental	*nīkǖʒi
Delative	*nīkǖlēki
Directive	*nīkǖtiki
Comitative	*nīkǖgili

Derived terms

• *nīkǖčen
  • Tungusic:
    • North Tungusic:
      • Even: нэкичэн (nəkicən)
    • Southern Tungusic:
      • Nanai: ниэчэн (ńiečən)

Descendants

• Tungusic:
  • North Tungusic:
    • Evenki: ники (ņiki)
• Jurchenic:
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᠶᡝᡥᡝ (niyehe)

References

• Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 590-591