Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/āy-

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

Verb

*āy-

  1. (intransitive) to say, to tell

Derived terms

  • *ayït- (causative)

Descendants

  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Arghu:
  • Oghuz
    • Old Anatolian Turkish: ایمق (aymaq)
  • Karluk
  • Siberian:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰖 ()
    • Yakut: ый (ıy, to indicate)
    • South Siberian:
  • Oghuz: اَیِتْماقْ (ʾayitmʾq /⁠ayïtmaq⁠/)
  • Kipchak:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: اَیِتْماقْ (ʾayitmʾq /⁠ayïtmaq⁠/)
      • Uzbek: aytmoq
      • Uyghur: ئېيتماق (ëytmaq)
  • Siberian:
    • Yakut: ыйыт (ıyıt, to ask, causative)