Reconstruction:Middle Mongolian/qaraɣai

This Middle Mongolian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Mongolian

Reconstruction

The word is mostly found in Turkic languages, but its late attestation and shape indicate probable transmission during Middle Mongolian period.

Etymology

ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (qar-a, “black”) +‎ -ᠭᠠᠢ (-ɣai), compare Mongolian хар мод (har mod, “larch”, literally “black tree”).

Noun

*qaraɣai

pine, larch

Descendants

Mongolian: харгай (hargaj, “Siberian larch”) (rare)
Kalmyk: харһа (xarha, “pine, plank”)
→ Karakalpak: qarag'ay
→ Karachay-Balkar: къаракъай (“coniferous”)
→ Tatar: карагай (qarağay, “larch tree”)
→ Bashkir: ҡарағай (qarağay, “pine tree”)
→ Kazakh: қарағай (qarağay)
→ Kyrgyz: карагай (karagay, “spruce”)
→ Uzbek: qarag'ay
→ Uyghur: قارىغاي‎ (qarighay, “pine, spruce”)
→ Southern Altai: карагай (karagay)
→ Khakas: харағай (xarağay, “pine tree”)
→ Shor: қарағай

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