Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sïrïčga

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

Nişanyan suggests a derivation from *sïr (lacquer), itself usually considered to be borrowed from Middle Chinese (tshit, varnish, lacquer, paint), which he rejects.

Noun

*sïrïčga

  1. rock crystal, glass

Declension

Declension of *sïrïčga
singular 3)
nominative *sïrïčga
accusative *sïrïčgag, *sïrïčganï1)
genitive *sïrïčganïŋ
dative *sïrïčgaka
locative *sïrïčgada
ablative *sïrïčgadan
allative *sïrïčgagaru
instrumental 2) *sïrïčgan
equative 2) *sïrïčgača
similative 2) *sïrïčgalayu
comitative 2) *sïrïčgalïgu
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:
    • Chuvash: шăрҫа (šărś̬a), Chuvash: шăрча (šărč̬a)
  • Oghuz:
    • West Oghuz:
    • East Oghuz:
      • Turkmen: syrça
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: سِرِجْغا (sïrïčğā)
      • Chagatai: [script needed] (sïrča), [script needed] (sirče)

References

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “sırıçğa:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 846
  • Levitskaja, L. S., Blagova, G. F., Dybo, A. V., Nasilov, D. M., Pocelujevskij, Je. A. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume VII, Moscow: Vostočnaja literatura, page 451
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sırça”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 419