Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/gȫpek

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 *kāp- (to swell, to form blisters). Compare Proto-Oghuz *gēbe (swollen, pregnant).

Noun

*gȫpek

  1. (Oghuz) navel

Descendants

  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: göbək
      • Ottoman Turkish: كوبك
        • Gagauz: göbek
        • Turkish: göbek
        • Armenian: կէօպէկ (kēōpēk)
      • ? Kipchak-Cuman:
        • Crimean Tatar: köbek
        • Karaim: [script needed] (köbek)
        • ? Chuvash: кӑвапа (kăvap̬a)
        • ? Tatar: [script needed] (kübäk) (dialectal)
    • Turkmen: gȫbek

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