Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ẹk(k)iŕ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i (“two”) +‎ *-ŕ.

Noun

*ẹk(k)iŕ

twin

Declension

Declension of *ẹk(k)iŕ
	singular ³⁾
nominative	*ẹk(k)iŕ
accusative	ẹk(k)iŕig, ẹk(k)iŕni¹⁾
genitive	*ẹk(k)iŕniŋ
dative	*ẹk(k)iŕke
locative	*ẹk(k)iŕte
ablative	*ẹk(k)iŕten
allative	*ẹk(k)iŕgerü
instrumental ²⁾	*ẹk(k)iŕin
equative ²⁾	*ẹk(k)iŕče
similative ²⁾	*ẹk(k)iŕleyü
comitative ²⁾	*ẹk(k)iŕligü

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

Oghur:
- Chuvash: йӗкӗреш (jĕk̬ĕreš)
- → Hungarian: iker
- → Proto-Mongolic: *ikire
  - → Mongolian: ихэр (ixer, “twins”)
  - → Yakut: игирэ (igire, “twin”)
Common Turkic:
- Proto-Oghuz:
  - West Oghuz:
    - Old Anatolian Turkish:
      Azerbaijani: əkiz
      
      Ottoman Turkish: ایكیز (ikiz)
      Turkish: ikiz
  - East Oghuz:
    - Turkmen: ekiz
- Karluk:
  - Karakhanid:
    - Chagatai:
      Uzbek: egizak
- Kipchak:
  - North Kipchak:
    - Bashkir: игеҙәк (igeźək)
    - Tatar: игез (igez)
  - West Kipchak:
    - Crimean Tatar: egiz
    - Karachay-Balkar: эгиз (egiz)
    - Kumyk: эгиз (egiz)
  - South Kipchak
    - Kazakh: егіз (egız)
  - East Kipchak:
    - Kyrgyz: эгиз (egiz)
    - Southern Altai: эгис (egis)
- Siberian:
  - South Siberian:
    - Sayan Turkic:
      Tuvan: ийис (iyis)
    - Yenisei Turkic:
      Khakas: ікіс (ìkìs)