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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

Possibly from Proto-Iranian *mádu (honey, wine).[1][2][3]

Original meaning must have been some sort of viscous liquid, see potential cognates *balčïk (mud) and *bālïk (fish) for more.

Doublet of Old Uyghur 𐽹𐽶𐽾 (mir)[1][3].

Noun

*bạl

  1. honey

Declension

Descendants

  • ? Proto-Mongolic: *bal
  • Oghur:
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Salar: bal
    • Turkmen: bal
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • South Siberian:

See also

Foods - *yẹ̄miĺčler, *yẹ̄miĺčsāyïn
Arpa
Barley
barley: *arpa
Burçak
Pea
beans, peas: *burčak
Bodagay
Wheat
farro, wheat: *bugday
Hünnap
Jujube
jujube: *yidge
Çilek
Strawberry
strawberry: *yidgelek
Alma
Apple
apple: *almïla
Fındık
Hazelnuts
hazelnut: *bōńurï
Ceviz
Walnuts
walnut: *yaŋgak
Bal
Honey
honey: *bạl
Darı
Millet
millet: *tạrïg
Soğan
Onion
onion: *sōgun
Tuz
Salt
salt: *tūŕ
Yumurta
Egg
egg: *yumurtka
Yağ
Butter
butter: *yāg
Mantar
Mushroom
mushroom: *kömbe
Turp
Radish
radish: *turp, *turma
Havuç
Carrot
carrot: *turma

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ba:l, mır”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 330, 771
  2. ^ Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 59
  3. 3.0 3.1 Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)‎, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, page 13