Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/taŋgu

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

Proto-Tungusic numbers (edit)
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10
    Cardinal: *taŋgu

Alternative reconstructions

  • *taŋgū

Etymology

Possibly derived from *taŋ- (to count), whence also *taŋu (count).[1]

Numeral

*taŋgu

  1. (Southern Tungusic) hundred
    Synonym: *ńamā (Northern Tungusic)

Descendants

  • Northern
    • Negidal: таӈгу
    • Solon: tangu[2]
  • Central
  • South-Eastern:
  • South-Central:

References