Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ēr
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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. |
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ẹ̄r
Proto-Turkic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
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
*ēr
Declension
Declension of *ēr
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *ēr |
| Accusative | *ērig, *ērni1) |
| Genitive | *ērniŋ |
| Dative | *ērke |
| Locative | *ērte |
| Ablative | *ērten |
| Allative | *ērgerü |
| Instrumental 2) | *ērin |
| Equative 2) | *ērče |
| Similative 2) | *ērleyü |
| Comitative 2) | *ērligü |
1) Originally only in pronominal declension.
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.
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.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Oghur:
- Chuvash: ар (ar)
- Middle Turkic: er
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: hər
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kypchak:
- Siberian:
References
- 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