Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sāŕgan

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

Potentially from *sāŕ +‎ *-gan.[1]

Noun

*sāŕgan

  1. carp
  2. dragon

Declension

Declension of *sāŕgan
singular 3)
nominative *sāŕgan
accusative *sāŕganïg, *sāŕgannï1)
genitive *sāŕgannïŋ
dative *sāŕganka
locative *sāŕganta
ablative *sāŕgantan
allative *sāŕgangaru
instrumental 2) *sāŕganïn
equative 2) *sāŕganča
similative 2) *sāŕganlayu
comitative 2) *sāŕganlïgu
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:
    • Old Chuvash: шаран (šaran)
    • Hungarian: sárkány
  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: [script needed] (sazgan)
  • Kipchak: [script needed] (sazagan)
    • North Kypchak:
      • Bashkir: һаҙан (haźan)
    • Kypchak-Nogai:
    • Kyrgyz–Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: [script needed] (sazan)
      • Southern Altai: сазан (sazan)
  • Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan Turkic:
        • Tuvan: [script needed] (sazan)
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

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-06-11) “sazan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük