Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tekiŕ
Proto-Turkic
Reconstruction
Fedotov connects the Chuvash form with *takïr (“level, smooth”), which is possible a Tatar loan in Chuvash, in which case the Chuvash form should be removed from this etymology.
Adjective
*tekiŕ
Descendants
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: тагӑр (tagăr)
- Common Turkic:
- Oghuz:
- East Oghuz:
- Turkmen: tekīz
- East Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Uzbek: tekis
- Uyghur: تېكىس (tëkis)
- Kipchak:
- Siberian:
- Northern Altai: тегис (tegis)
References
- Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, pages 468, 470