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Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/wā-

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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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Etymology

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An interesting stem. The only native Tungusic word who allows initial-w.

EDAL reconstructs an earlier *ebā-. Of onomatopeic origin is also possible.

Verb

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*wā-

  1. (transitive) to kill
    *Wāransi.
    You die.
    *Wāʒaŋāsi.
    You are going to kill [him/her]. (in a long time)
    *Wāʒansi.
    You are going to kill [him/her]. (in a short time)
    *Wāra esinbi.
    I don't kill you.

Descendants

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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, pages 130, 133-114, 146
  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, pages 127-129