Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ēr
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Proto-Turkic[edit]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The word er 'man' according to Egorov (Eg. 30) is one of the oldest Turkic words and it is registered in almost all Turkic languages.
Compare Proto-Mongolic *ere (“male, man”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun[edit]
*ēr
Declension[edit]
Declension of *ēr
Singular 3) | |
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Nominative | *ēr |
Accusative | *ērni, *ērig 4), *ērnig 1) |
Genitive | *ērniŋ |
Dative | *ērke |
Locative | *ērte |
Ablative | *ērten |
Allative | *ērgerü |
Instrumental 2) | *ērin |
Equative 2) | *ērče |
Similative 2) | *ērleyü |
Comitative 2) | *ērligü |
1) Possibly in Pre-Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
4) Found in the Old Turkic era.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
4) Found in the Old Turkic era.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: ар (ar)
- Middle Turkic: er
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: hər
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kypchak:
- Siberian:
References[edit]
- Karachay-Balkar Vocabulary of Proto-Turkic Origin, Volume 7 Studia turcologica Cracoviensia, Jagiellonian University, 2000. ISSN 1425-1973.
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “er”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 192