Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ellig
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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
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| Cardinal: *ellig Ordinal: *elliginči Distributive: *elliger Collective: *elligegü | ||
Reconstruction notes
In Bulgar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Southern Altai (noninitial -e is assimilated to -ö by labial vowel harmony rules), the final vowel ends in -ü (vowel harmony in the Kazakh letter у (u), however, is unreflected) instead of -i, as other Turkic languages do.
Etymology
First written form Old Turkic 𐰠𐰏 (l²g /elig/). Compare *elig (“hand”), see there for more.
Numeral
*ellig
Descendants
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: əllig
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kipchak:
- North Kipchak:
- West Kipchak:
- South Kipchak:
- Siberian:
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ellig”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 140-141
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