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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sïgïrčïk

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

From *sïgïr- +‎ *-čuk. Compare *sïgït- (“to cry, weep”).[1]

Noun

*sïgïrčïk

  1. starling (bird)

Declension
Declension of *sïgïrčïk
Singular 3)
Nominative *sïgïrčïk
Accusative *sïgïrčïknï, *sïgïrčïkïg 4), *sïgïrčïknïg 1)
Genitive *sïgïrčïknïŋ
Dative *sïgïrčïkka
Locative *sïgïrčïkda
Ablative *sïgïrčïkdan
Allative *sïgïrčïkgaru
Instrumental 2) *sïgïrčïkïn
Equative 2) *sïgïrčïkča
Similative 2) *sïgïrčïklayu
Comitative 2) *sïgïrčïklïgu
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.

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: шӑнкӑрч (šănk̬ărč)
  • Oghuz:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • East Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: чыйырчык (cıyırcık)
      • Southern Altai: сыгырчык (sïgïrčïk)

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sɨgɨt-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sɨgɨrčɨk”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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