Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ānt

This Proto-Turkic 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-Turkic

Noun

*ānt

  1. oath

Declension

Declension of *ānt
singular 3)
nominative *ānt
accusative *āntïg, *āntnï1)
genitive *āntnïŋ
dative *āntka
locative *āntda
ablative *āntdan
allative *āntgaru
instrumental 2) *āntïn
equative 2) *āntča
similative 2) *āntlayu
comitative 2) *āntlïgu
1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

  • Common Turkic:
  • Proto-Mongolic: *andan (bosom friend, friend)
    • Proto-Tungusic: *anda (friend) (see there for further descendants)
  • Arghu:
  • Proto-Oghuz:
    • West Oghuz:
    • East Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
    • East Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: ант (ant)
      • Southern Altai: ант (ant)
      • Southern Altai: антыгар (antïgar, to prove), антык (antïk)
  • Siberian:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰦 (ant)
    • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (ant-)
      • Western Yugur: at

References