Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/elbesi-

This Proto-Tungusic 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-Tungusic

Etymology

The original meaning of the root was probably "to scrape, rake up".

Considering the Oroqen descendant, most likely analyzable as *elbe- +‎ *-si.

Verb

*elbesi- (intransitive)

  1. to swim, bathe

Descendants

  • Jurchenic:
    • Manchu: ᡝᠯᠪᡳᡧᡝᠮᠪᡳ (elbišembi)
  • Tungusic:
    • Northern Tungusic:
      • Evenki: элбэсмӣ (əlbəsmī), элбэскэ̄тмӣ (əlbəskə̄tmī)
      • Negidal: элбэси- (elbesi-)
      • Oroqen: əlbi-
    • Southern Tungusic:
      • Central:
        • Oroch: эббэси- (ebbesi-)
        • Udihe: эгбэси- (egbesi-)
      • South-Eastern:
        • Nanai: элбусиури (elbusiori), элбэсиори (elbesiori)
        • Orok: элбэсивури (əlbəsivuri)
        • Ulch: элбэсуву̇ (elbesuwụ)

References

  • Cincius, V. I. (1977) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Leningrad: Nauka, page 445
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