Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/gara

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

Connected with Proto-Mongolic *gar (“hand, arm”) (see Mongolian гар (gar)) by Rozycki.

Noun

*gara

branch, bough

Declension

Declension of *gara

	Singular
Nominative	*gara
Accusative	*garaba
Genitive	*garaŋī
Dative	*garadua
Locative	*garala
Ablative	*garadiki
Prolative	*garali
Elative	*garagiʒi
Instrumental	*garaʒi
Delative	*garalāki
Directive	*garatiki
Comitative	*garagili

Descendants

Northern
- Even: гар (gar)
- Evenki: гара (gara)
- Negidal: гайа (gaja)
- Solon: гар (gar), гара (gara)
Central
- Oroch: га̄
- Udihe: га̄
South-Eastern:
- Nanai: гара (gara)
- Orok: гара
- Ulch: гара
South-Central:
- Jurchen: harha
- Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (gargan)

References

Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Leningrad: Nauka, page 141
Rozycki, William Vincent (1994) Mongol Elements in Manchu (Uralic and Altaic series; 157), Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, pages 123-124

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