Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/eŋse

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

Derived from *eg- (“to bend, to bow”).

Noun

*eŋse

(Common Turkic) back of the neck

Declension

Declension of *eŋse (Common Turkic)
	singular	plural ²⁾
nominative	*eŋse	*eŋseler
accusative
genitive	*eŋseniŋ	*eŋselerniŋ
dative	*eŋseke	*eŋselerke
locative	*eŋsede	*eŋselerde
ablative	*eŋseden	*eŋselerden
instrumental ¹⁾		*eŋselerin
equative ¹⁾	*eŋseče	*eŋselerče

¹⁾ The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Common Turkic languages.
²⁾ This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
  - Azerbaijani: ənsə
  - Ottoman Turkish: اكسه (eñse)
    - Turkish: ense
    - Gagauz: yensä
- Salar: eñse
- Turkmen: ýeňse
Karluk:
- Karakhanid:
  - Chagatai:
    - Uzbek: ensa
Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
  - Crimean Tatar: eñse
  - Kumyk: енгсе (yeñse)
  - Karaim: [script needed] (eŋse)
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: иңһә (iñhə)
  - Tatar: иңсә (iñsä)
    - → Chuvash: ӗнсе (ĕns̬e), инсе (ins̬e)
- South Kipchak:
  - Caspian:
    - Kazakh: еңсе (eñse)
    - Karakalpak: engse
    - Nogai: [script needed] (eŋse)
  - Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
    - Kyrgyz: [script needed] (eŋse)
    - Southern Altai: эҥзе (eŋze, “hump, back of the head”)