умукта

Evenki

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Tungusic *ụmụ̄kta, from *ume (“nest”) + *-kta. Compare Even умта (umta), Manchu ᡠᠮᡥᠠᠨ (umhan), ᡠᠮᡥᠠ (umha), Nanai омокта (omokta).
  2. Can be compared to Proto-Turkic *yumurtka, compare Turkish yumurta. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

умӯкта • (umūkta)

  1. egg
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