Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/bida

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

Formed from the singular first-person and plural second-person pronouns *bi +‎ *ta.

Pronoun

*bida

  1. we (inclusive)

Descendants

  • Middle Mongol:
    • Mongolian: ᠪᠢᠳ᠋ᠡ (bide)
    • Phags-pa: ꡎꡞꡊ (bi-d)
    • Chinese: [script needed] (bida)
    • Arabic: بيدا (bydā)
  • Central Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠪᠢᠳ᠋ᠡ (bide)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: бид (bid)
    • Buryat: бидэ (bide)
    • Kalmyk: бидн (bidn)
  • Dagur:
  • Shirongolic:
    • Dongxiang: biʒ́ien
    • Bonan: bede

References

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, pages 19, 281