Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/gurban

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

Proto-Mongolic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *gurban
    Ordinal : *gutuxar
    Distributive : *gurbaxad
    Collective : *gurbaxulan

Etymology

Contains the *-ban suffix, which can be seen in some of numbers. Compare Khitan 𘯙 (hur).

Numeral

*gurban

  1. three

See also

Descendants

  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠ (ɣurba)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: гурав (gurav)
    • Ordos: /gurwa/
  • Buryat: гурбан (gurban)
  • Daur: guarebe
  • Kalmyk: һурвн (ğurvn)
  • East Yugur:
  • Monguor:
    • Mangghuer: ghuerbang
    • Mongghul: ghuran
  • Bonan:
    • Gansu: [Term?]
    • Qinghai: [Term?]
  • Kangjia:
  • Dongxiang: ghuran
  • Mogholi:

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 344
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