Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/siŋek

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

Perhaps comparable to Proto-Mongolic *simaxul (“mosquito”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*siŋek

  1. mosquito
  2. fly

Declension

Declension of *siŋek
singular 3)
nominative *siŋek
accusative *siŋekig, *siŋekni1)
genitive *siŋekniŋ
dative *siŋekke
locative *siŋekde
ablative *siŋekden
allative *siŋekgerü
instrumental 2) *siŋekin
equative 2) *siŋekče
similative 2) *siŋekleyü
comitative 2) *siŋekligü
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: шăна (šăna)
    • → Hungarian: szúnyog
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk
    • Karakhanid: [script needed] (siŋäk)
  • Kipchak
  • Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan:
        • Tuvan: сээк (seek)
        • Tofa: сээк (seek)
      • Yenisei Turkic
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