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Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/pääyää

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

Noun

*pääyää

forehead

Descendants

Northern:
- Evenki: [script needed] (hääyää)
- Negidal: [script needed] (hääyää)
Central:
- Udihe: [script needed] (xäyä)
South-Eastern:
- Nanai: [script needed] (pääyä)
South-Central:
- Manchu: ᡶᡝᡥᡳ (fehi, “brain”)

References

J.A. Alonso de la Fuente, "Written Manchu uju 'head'", 2010.

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