Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/eri-

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

Verb

*eri- (intransitive)

  1. to breathe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Jurchenic:
    • Manchu: ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠮᠪᡳ (ergembi)
  • Tungusic:
    • Northern Tungusic:
      • Even: эридэ̄й (əridə̄j)
      • Evenki: эрӣмӣ (ərīmī)
      • Negidal: эйӣ- (ejī)
      • Oroqen: əri:-
    • Southern Tungusic:
      • South-Eastern:
        • Nanai: эрисиури (erisiuri)
        • Orok: эривури (ərivuri), эрсивури (ərsivuri)
        • Ulch: э̄русуву (ērusuwu)

References

  • Cincius, V. I. (1977) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Leningrad: Nauka, page 264