Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tǖs

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

Noun

*tǖs

  1. color, colour
    Synonyms: *bodag, *öŋ

Declension

Declension of *tǖs
singular 3)
nominative *tǖs
accusative *tǖsüg, *tǖsni1)
genitive *tǖsnüŋ
dative *tǖske
locative *tǖsde
ablative *tǖsden
allative *tǖsgerü
instrumental 2) *tǖsün
equative 2) *tǖsče
similative 2) *tǖsleyü
comitative 2) *tǖslügü
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.

Derived terms

  • *tǖslüg
  • *tǖssüŕ

Descendants

  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: тӗс (tĕs)
  • Proto-Common Turkic: *tǖs
  • Karluk:
    • Uyghur: تۈس (tüs)
    • Uzbek: tus
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • East Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:

References

  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) “*tǖs”, in Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 507