Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ǰuǰaxan

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

Etymology

Connected with Proto-Turkic *yogan (thick) (Turkish yoğun) by EDAL.

Adjective

*ǰuǰaxan

  1. thick

Descendants

  • Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠵᠤᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰuǰaɣan)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: зузаан (zuzaan)
    • Ordos: /d͡ʒʊd͡ʒaːn/
  • Buryat: зузаан (zuzaan)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: zuzaan
  • Kalmyk: зузан (zuzan)
  • Daur: jujaan
  • East Yugur: jujaan
  • Monguor:
    • Mangghuer: zhuzhuang
    • Mongghul: jujuan
  • Bonan: jijang
  • Kangjia: jijo
  • Dongxiang: zhuzhan
  • Mogholi: jujå, جُجان (jujān) (Zirni manuscript)

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 393