Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/maŋga

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

Some assumes that this word contains the suffix *-ŋ(g)a with unclear function. If so, the root *ma- may have been used in *masi (“hard, strong”).[1] However, *masi is most likely of Mongolic origin.

Adjective

*maŋga

  1. strong, hard

Descendants

  • Jurchenic:
    • Manchu: ᠮᠠᠩᡤᠠ (mangga)
  • Tungusic:
    • Northern Tungusic:
      • Even: маӈ (maŋ), маҥ (maŋ)
      • Evenki: маӈа (maŋa)
      • Negidal: маӈга (maŋga)
    • Southern Tungusic:
      • Central:
        • Oroch: маӈга (maŋga)
        • Udihe: маӈга (maŋga)
      • South-Eastern:
        • Nanai: маӈа (maŋa)
        • Orok: маӈга (maŋga)
        • Ulch: маӈга (maŋga)

References

  1. ^ Martijn G. T. M. Knapen (2021) “The oldest layer of Amuric-Tungusic lexical contacts”, in Diversity Linguistics‎[1], page 99
  • Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 529
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