東胡

Likely unrelated to Russian тунгус (tungus) and English Tungus. According to Pulleybank (1983), the similarity in the pronunciation of 東胡／东胡 (Dōnghú) and Tungus is coincidental, and the Donghu people were proto-Mongols that were not Tungusic in language.

東胡

1. Donghu (a historical tribal confederation of nomadic people that inhabited present-day northern Hebei, southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Northeast China)

   • 自常山以至代、上黨，東有燕、東胡之境，西有樓煩、秦、韓之邊，而無騎射之備。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     自常山以至代、上党，东有燕、东胡之境，西有楼烦、秦、韩之边，而无骑射之备。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Zì Chángshān yǐzhì Dài, Shàngdǎng, dōng yǒu Yān, Dōnghú zhī jìng, xī yǒu Lóufán, Qín, Hán zhī biān, ér wú qíshè zhī bèi. [Pinyin]

     From Mount Chang to Dai and Shangdang, our lands border Yan and the Donghu in the east, and to the west we have the Loufan and shared borders with Qin and Han. Nevertheless, we have no mounted archers ready for action.