Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kȫĺek

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

Compare Proto-Mongolic *gölige (pup, young dog or cat). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*kȫĺek

  1. young of camel

Declension

Declension of *kȫĺek
singular 3)
nominative *kȫĺek
accusative *kȫĺekig, *kȫĺekni1)
genitive *kȫĺekniŋ
dative *kȫĺekke
locative *kȫĺekde
ablative *kȫĺekden
allative *kȫĺekgerü
instrumental 2) *kȫĺekin
equative 2) *kȫĺekče
similative 2) *kȫĺekleyü
comitative 2) *kȫĺekligü
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:
    • Hungarian: kölyök
    • ? Mongolian: гөлөг (gölög, puppy)
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
    • Chagatai:
      • Uzbek: ku’shek (dialect)
  • Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
        • Kazakh: көшек (köşek) (dialectal)
        • Karakalpak: kóshek

See also

Animals in Turkic
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

References