Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/takïgu

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 from *takï- +‎ *-gu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*tiakïgu

  1. hen, fowl

Declension

Declension of *takïgu
singular 3)
nominative *takïgu
accusative *takïgug, *takïgunï1)
genitive *takïgunuŋ
dative *takïguka
locative *takïguda
ablative *takïgudan
allative *takïgugaru
instrumental 2) *takïgun
equative 2) *takïguča
similative 2) *takïgulayu
comitative 2) *takïgulugu
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

  • Serbi—Mongolic:
    • ? Proto-Mongolic: *takïxa
    • ? Khitan: 𘰺𘯛𘯺 (teqoa)
  • ? Proto-Tungusic: *tiaku
  • Oghur:
    • Volga Bulgar: توح (tox) (as in توحجِ (toxçı))[1]
    • Danube Bulgar: тох (tox)
    • Hungarian: tyúk
  • Proto-Common Turkic: *taqïɣu
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: تَقاغُو (taqāɣū)
      • Khorezmian: طاوق (tavuq)
        • Chagatai: تاغوغ (tağuğ), تاقوغ (taquğ), تقوق (taquq), تاغوق (tağuq), تاووغ (tawuğ), تاوق (tawuq), تاخوق (taxuq), توخی (toxi), توخو (toxu)
  • Kipchak:
    • Armeno-Kipchak: դավուխ (tavuχ), դավուղ (tavuɣ)
    • Kipchak: tauc (tawuq)
    • Mamluk-Kipchak: طاووق (ṭawuq)
    • West Kipchak:
      • Crimean Tatar: tavuq
      • Karachay-Balkar: тауукъ (tauuq)
      • Kumyk: тавукъ (tawuq)
    • North Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian Turkic:
    • Old Uyghur: 𐾀𐽰𐽲𐽶𐽲𐽳 (tʾqyqw /⁠taḳïġu⁠/)
      • Western Yugur: tahɢa (taʰqa), tahɢaɣə (taʰqaɣa)
    • North Siberian:
      • Yakut:
      • Dolgan:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan:
        • Tofa:
      • Yenisei Turkic:

See also

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. ^ Tekin, Talat (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası[1], Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 16

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