Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tïg-

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

Verb

*tïg-

  1. (intransitive) to blunt

Descendants

  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Gagauz: tıımaa
    • Turkish: (dialectal) tığmak
    • >? Turkmen: taýmak
    • ? Turkmen: dyglamak
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: تِغْماقْ (/⁠tïğmaq⁠/, to blunt, to flee)

Further reading

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “tığ-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 465
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) “tyγ”, in Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 447