Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/öxer

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

Alternative forms

*öxen (possibly original, preserved only in Dagur)
*öxesün
*öxersün
*öber

Etymology

From earlier *öpen as evidenced by variants in *öbe-.

Pronoun

*öxer

(reflexive) The reflexive pronoun.

Derived terms

*-xan (reflexive suffix)

Descendants

Middle Mongol: ᠥᠪᠡᠷ (öber), اوريياى‎ (“ööriyeen”)
Daur: weer
Buryat:
- Literary Buryat: өөр (öör), өөһэн (ööhen)
- Khamnigan Mongol: eehun
Oirat:
- Kalmyk: эврән (evrän)
Mongolian:
- Khalkha Mongolian: өөр (öör)
- Ordos: өөр (öör), өөс (öös)
Shirongolic:
- Bonan: orung
- Dongxiang: orun

References

Juha Janhunen, et al (2005), Juha Janhunen, editor, The Mongolic languages, Routledge