Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bȫrü

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

*bȫrü

wolf
Synonyms: *karïškïr, *kūrt

Declension

Declension of *bȫrü
	singular ³⁾
nominative	*bȫrü
accusative	bȫrüg, bȫrüni¹⁾
genitive	*bȫrünüŋ
dative	*bȫrüke
locative	*bȫrüde
ablative	*bȫrüden
allative	*bȫrügerü
instrumental ²⁾	*bȫrün
equative ²⁾	*bȫrüče
similative ²⁾	*bȫrüleyü
comitative ²⁾	*bȫrülügü

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

Arghu:
- Khalaj: bö̂ri
Oghuz:
- Ottoman Turkish:
  - Turkish: börü
- Turkmen: böri
- Salar: büri
- Azerbaijani: böri
Karluk:
- West Karluk:
  - Uzbek: boʻri
- East Karluk:
  - Chagatai: بورى (böri)
    - Uyghur: بۆرە (böre)
Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
  - Karaim: bioriu
  - Kumyk: бёрю (börü)
  - Karachay-Balkar: бёрю (börü)
- East Kipchak:
  - Kyrgyz: бөрү (börü)
  - Southern Altai: бӧрӱ (börü)
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: бүре (büre)
  - Tatar: бүре (büre)
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: бөрі (börı)
  - Nogai: боьри (böri)
  - Karakalpak: bo'ri
Siberian:
- Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰇𐰼𐰃 (böri)
- Old Uyghur: 𐽼𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽳 (pwyrw /⁠börü⁠/)
- North Siberian:
  - Yakut: бөрө (börö)
  - Dolgan: бөрө
- South Siberian:
  - Sayan:
    - Tuvan: бөрү (börü)
  - Yenisei;
    - Shor: пӧрӱ (pörü)
    - Khakas: пӱӱр (püür)
  - Northern Altai: пӧри (pöri), бӧри (böri), мӱре (müre), мӱри (müri)


dog: *ï̄t	hunting dog: *eker	hen: *tiakïgu
lark: *torgay	dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin	quail: *bïldurčïn
sparrow: *serče	hawk, falcon: *kïrguy	goose: *kāŕ
wolf: *bȫrü	cow: *ingek	calf: *buŕagu
camel: *tebe	young of camel: kȫĺek, botu	horse: *at
foal: *kulun	worm: *kūrt	snake: *yï̄lan
fox: *tilkü	goat: *keči	he-goat: *teke
lion: *arsïlan	fish: *bālïk	carp bream: *čapak
donkey: *eĺčgek	carp: *siāŕgan	catfish: *yāyïn
beaver: *kunduŕ	hedgehog: *kirpi	badger: *borsmuk
fly, mosquito: *siŋek	wasp, bee: *ārï	gadfly: *bȫgen
moth: *küńe	louse: *bït	earthworm: *sïbuĺgan
yak: *kotuz	colt: *sïp	dragon: *siāŕgan
worm: *kūrt	deer: keyik, sïgun, bulan, bugu	lizard: *keleŕ