Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kerge- (*kergi-)
Meaning: 1 circle, ring 2 to bind into bunches 3 to reel 4 bunch
Russian meaning: 1 круг, кольцо 2 связывать (в пучки) 3 наматывать 4 связка, пучок
Negidal: kejgeli 1
Literary Manchu: xergi-, xerči- 3
Ulcha: kergi 4, kergin- 2
Orok: kejgeli 1
Nanai: kergi 4
Oroch: keǯe- 3
Comments: ТМС 1, 444. The Manchu form obviously belongs here and has nothing to do with Evk. herke- and MMong. hergi- (q. v. sub *p`erkV), despite Rozycki 105. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-reference,