Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/altun

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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.

Proto-Turkic

Etymology

Likely related to Proto-Mongolic *altan (“gold”).[1] Compare Mongolian алт (alt), Dongxiang antang and Daur alt. Also compare Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ), which belongs here if the Proto-Turkic word is a compound *āl (“scarlet, red”) +‎ *tun (bronze).[2]

Noun

*altun

  1. gold (metal)

Declension

Declension of *altun
Singular 3)
Nominative *altun
Accusative *altunug, *altunnï1)
Genitive *altunnuŋ
Dative *altunka
Locative *altunta
Ablative *altuntan
Allative *altungaru
Instrumental 2) *altunun
Equative 2) *altunča
Similative 2) *altunlayu
Comitative 2) *altunlugu
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.

Descendants

See also

Minerals in Proto-Turkic
Taş
Stone
 stone: *tiāĺ
Demir
Iron
 iron: *temür
Gümüş
Silver
 silver: *kümüĺ
Altın
Gold
 gold: *altun
Çilek
Strawberry
 copper: *bakïr
Tebeşir
Chalk
 chalk or earth: *bōr
Kömür
Coal
 coal: *kömür
Kaya tuzu
Salt
 salt: *tūŕ
Kurşun
Lead
 lead: *korguĺčïn

References

  1. ^ Nugteren, H. (2011). Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages. LOT.
  2. ^ Early Contacts of Turks and problems of Proto-Turkic Reconstruction, Anna Vladimirovna Dybo
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “altuːn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Tokat, Feyza (2014) “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi)‎, volume 7, number 32, →ISSN, pages 185-198.
  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT
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