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Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kada

This Proto-Mongolic 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-Mongolic

Etymology

Possibly akin to Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya (“rock”) and Proto-Tungusic *kada(r) (“rock”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*kada

  1. rock
  2. cliff, ravine

See also

Descendants
  • Middle Mongol:
    • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠳᠠ (qada)
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠬᠠᠳᠠ (qada)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: хад (xad)
    • Ordos: /xada/
  • Buryat: хада (xada, “mountain”)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: xada (“mountain”)
  • Kalmyk: хад (xad, “rock, cliff”)
  • Daur: xad
  • East Yugur: ghada
  • Monguor:
  • Dongxiang: ghada

Further reading
  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 398
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