Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/hüsün

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

Derived from the root *hü +‎ *-sün.

Noun

*hüsün

  1. hair

Descendants

  • Middle Mongol:
    • Mongolian: ᠾᠦᠰᠦᠨ (hüsün)
    • Arabic: ھوسون (/⁠hüsün⁠/) (Rasulid Hexaglot)
    • Chinese: 忽速 (hüsü) (Beilu Yiyu)
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠦᠰᠦ (üsü)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: үс (üs)
    • Ordos: /ʉsʉ/
  • Kalmyk: үсн (üsn)
  • Buryat: үһэн (ühen)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: uxun
  • Daur: xus
  • East Yugur: hsʉn, həsun
  • Monguor:
    • Mangghuer: sʒu, fʒu
    • Mongghul: ʂʣu
  • Bonan: suŋ
  • Dongxiang: usuŋ, usun
  • Mogholi: ʉsʉn

References

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 371