Proto-Tungusic

Proto-language (reconstructed) · historical / hidden variety

FamilyProto-language (reconstructed) SpeakersExtinct (hypothetical) ScriptNone / reconstructed CountriesManchuria / Amur, eastern Siberia (hypothetical) Official inNone Vitalityextinct

Proto-Tungusic is the reconstructed ancestor of the Tungusic family — Manchu, Evenki, Even, Nanai and others, of Manchuria and the middle Amur basin. It is usually dated to the early-to-mid first millennium CE and is well reconstructed.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Proto-Tungusic

Water

*mū

/mū/

Fire

*tawa

/tawa/

Sun

*sigūn

/sigūn/

Moon

*bēga

/bēga/

Star

/—/

Mother

*eńi

/eńi/

Father

*ama

/ama/

I

*bi

/bi/

You

*si

/si/

Name

*gerbū

/gerbū/

Eye

*ńāsa

/ńāsa/

Hand

*ŋāla

/ŋāla/

Heart

*mēwan

/mēwan/

Love

/—/

Tree

*mō

/mō/

House

/—/

Dog

*ŋinda

/ŋinda/

Cat

/—/

Eat

*ǰep-

/ǰep-/

Drink

/—/

One

*emun

/emun/

Two

*ǰör

/ǰör/

Hello

/—/

Thank you

/—/

Good

/—/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Proto-language (reconstructed) languages

Meaning Proto-TungusicProto-KartvelianProto-KoreanicJurchenUmbrianNanaiPhrygian
Water *mū /mū/ *c̣q̇ar- /c̣q̇ar-/ *mɨr /mɨr/ muke /muke/ utur /ˈu.tur/ муэ /mue/ /—/
Fire *tawa /tawa/ *cecxl- /cecxl-/ *pɨr /pɨr/ tuwa /tuwa/ pir /pir/ това /tova/ /—/
Sun *sigūn /sigūn/ *mze- /mze-/ *hʌy /hʌy/ šun /ʃun/ /—/ сиун /siun/ /—/
Moon *bēga /bēga/ /—/ *tʌr /tʌr/ biya /bija/ /—/ биа /bia/ masê /maˈseː/
Star /—/ /—/ *pyər /pyər/ usiha /usixa/ /—/ хосякта /xoˈsʲakta/ /—/
Mother *eńi /eńi/ *deda- /deda-/ *emi /emi/ eme /eme/ matrer /ˈma.trer/ энин /enin/ mater /ˈmater/
Father *ama /ama/ *mama- /mama-/ *api /api/ ama /ama/ patre /ˈpa.tre/ ама /ama/ atas /aˈtas/
I *bi /bi/ *me /me/ *na /na/ bi /bi/ /—/ ми /mi/ az /az/
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