Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/tija(kii)

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

*tija(kii)

1. muscle

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Evenki: [script needed] (tijakii) < PT *tijakii
• Central:
  • Oroch: [script needed] (tijaki) < PT *tijakii, [script needed] (tija) < PT *tija
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᠰᡳᠵᠠ (sija, “meat paste”) < PT *tija

References

• J.A. Alonso de la Fuente, "Written Manchu uju 'head'", 2010.