Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yïlïm

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

The archaic form probably is *(y)ilim since seems related to *īl- (“to catch, hold; to hang”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰃𐰞𐰃𐰤 (ilin-, “to be caught”).

Noun

*yïlïm

net (fish)

Declension

Declension of *yïlïm
	singular ³⁾
nominative	*yïlïm
accusative	yïlïmïg, yïlïmnï¹⁾
genitive	*yïlïmnïŋ
dative	*yïlïmka
locative	*yïlïmda
ablative	*yïlïmdan
allative	*yïlïmgaru
instrumental ²⁾	*yïlïmïn
equative ²⁾	*yïlïmča
similative ²⁾	*yïlïmlayu
comitative ²⁾	*yïlïmlïgu

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: ҫилӗм (śilĕm)
Common Turkic:

Proto-Oghuz:
- East Oghuz:
  - Turkmen: ýylym
Karluk:
- Uzbek: yilim
Kipchak:
- North Kipchak:
  - Bashkir: йылым (yılım)
  - Tatar: жылым (jılım)
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: jilim
  - Kazakh: жылым (jylym)
  - Nogai: йылым (yılım)
- East Kipchak:
  - Kyrgyz: жылым (jılım)
Siberian:
- North Siberian:
  - Dolgan: илим
  - Yakut: илим (ilim)

References

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 200
Sevortjan, E. V., Levitskaja, L. S. (1989) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, pages 282-283
Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*yïlïm”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill