English
Jurchen
Jurchen comes from juc *jörcen.
- jucmodern*jörcenby way of Middle Chinese 竹里真, Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭reconstructed
- EnglishtodayJurchen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- jucmodern*jörcenby way of Middle Chinese 竹里真, Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭reconstructed
- EnglishtodayJurchen
The story
From a reconstruction of Jurchen *jörcen, attested via Middle Chinese 竹里真 (trjuwk li^X tsyin) and Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭 (*ju rả n), developed under the influence of Manchu ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ (jurcit) and Classical Mongolian ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ (ǰürčid). Vajda argues for a derivation from a Proto-Tungusic word meaning "reindeer people", cognate with the Orochs of Russia's Khabarovsk Province and the Oroks of Sakhalin.
Every English word from juc *jörcen
Today it means
noun A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / juc *jörcen / Jurchen