Evenk
/ˈiːvɛŋk/noun
A Tungusic people of Siberia, and the language they speak.
Did you know?Evenk is an established ethnonym for a Tungusic people of Siberia, but its deeper prehistory is uncertain, so there’s no proven occult or “hidden” literal meaning to decode.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
Evenk
“The English ethnonym used for a Tungusic people of Siberia and their language.”
20th Century
Russian
эвенк (evenk)
“A Russian ethnonym used for the people and language.”
Earlier modern period
Various
Even / Evenki
“Forms used in ethnographic and linguistic writing for related Tungusic groups in Siberia.”
Prehistory
Unknown
Unknown
“The ultimate origin of the ethnonym is not securely established in standard reference works.”