Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bal

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

Possibly from Proto-Iranian *mádu (“honey, wine”).[1][2][3]

Original meaning must have been some sort of viscous liquid, see potential cognates *balčïk (“mud”) and *bālïk (“fish”) for more.

Doublet of Old Uyghur 𐽹𐽶𐽾 (mir)[1][3].

Noun

*bal

  1. honey

Declension

Declension of *bal
singular 3)
nominative *bal
accusative *balïg, *balnï1)
genitive *balnïŋ
dative *balka
locative *balta
ablative *baltan
allative *balgaru
instrumental 2) *balïn
equative 2) *balča
similative 2) *ballayu
comitative 2) *ballïgu
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

  • →? Proto-Mongolic: *bal
  • Oghur:
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Salar: bal
    • Turkmen: bal
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • South Siberian:

See also

Foods - *yẹ̄miĺčler, *yẹ̄miĺčsāyïn
barley: *arpa beans, peas: *burčak farro, wheat: *bugday
jujube: *yidge berry: *yidgelek strawberry: *čige, *čigelek
apple: *almïla walnut: *yaŋgak honey: *bal
millet: *tarïg onion: *sōgun salt: *tūŕ
egg: *yumurtka butter: *yāg mushroom: *kömbe
radish: *turp, *turma carrot: *turma hazelnut: *bōńurï

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ba:l, mır”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 330, 771
  2. ^ Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 59
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)‎[1], Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, page 13
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