бауырсақ

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From Proto-Turkic *bagïrsuk (“entrails”), cognate with Old Turkic baɣïrsuq ("intestines, entrails").^[1] Related to Kazakh бауыр (bauyr), cognate with Old Turkic baɣïr ("liver")

The word bağırsak ("intestines") was first analyzed by V.V. Radlov as a compound of bağır ("innards, liver") + -sak (diminutive or descriptive affix). A. Zajonchkovsky and K. Brockelmann supported this view, noting that -sak forms other body part names, and Brockelmann proposed a variant bayır-suq.

Alternative explanations, such as W. Bang's suggestion of a verb bayırsa- and G. Clauson’s derivation from bağırsa- ("to want liver"), do not adequately explain the meaning "intestines." G. Doerfer's attempt to unite different forms (bağırsaq, bağarsuq) into an archetype bëgarsôk is considered unnecessary, as earlier analyses suffice. ^[2]

Phonetic variations like -sak, -suq, and -sıq likely stem from affix blending over time. The Russian baursak (a type of fried dough) is derived from inter-Turkic bavursak.

Related words found in the Old Turkic Dictionary include:

• baɣïrsaq ("kind, softhearted, compassionate")
• baɣïrliɣ ("resilient, courageous")

Cognates include Mongolian боорцог (boorcog), Kyrgyz боорсок (boorsok), Uzbek boʻgʻirsoq, Turkish bağırsak, Bashkir бауырһаҡ (bawırhaq), East Yugur buursagh, Tatar бавырсак (bawırsaq), Tajik бусроқ (busroq), Karakalpak bawırsaq

• IPA^(key): /ba.wur.saq/

бауырсақ • (bauyrsaq)

1. A traditional fried dough food found in Central Asian cuisines, boortsog.