Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/küneĺ
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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
From *kün (“the Sun, day”) + *-e- + *-ĺ. According to Nişanyan, although the verb *küne- is unattested, it could have existed with the meaning "to shine", compare *yaĺčuk (“sun”) from *yaĺču- (“to shine”).
Ünal, considering Proto-Mongolic *asa- (“to burn”) and Proto-Yeniseian *pʰal (“warm”) as Turkic borrowings, reconstructs an ad hoc *(h)āĺ ("heat") which is not found in any daughter language and considers this word to be a compound of it and *kün (“the Sun, day”).[1]
Rasanen instead considers it as contamination of *kuńāĺ with *kün.
Whether *kuńāĺ (“sunny place”) is a secondary form of this or a distinct word is uncertain, with multiple sources claiming one or the other.
Noun
*küneĺ
Declension
Declension of *küneĺ
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *küneĺ |
| Accusative | *küneĺig, *küneĺni1) |
| Genitive | *küneĺniŋ |
| Dative | *küneĺke |
| Locative | *küneĺte |
| Ablative | *küneĺten |
| Allative | *küneĺgerü |
| Instrumental 2) | *küneĺin |
| Equative 2) | *küneĺče |
| Similative 2) | *küneĺleyü |
| Comitative 2) | *küneĺligü |
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.
Descendants
- Common Turkic:
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: künəş
- Oghuz:
- Old Turkic:
- Old Turkic: 𐰛𐰈𐰤𐰾 (küneš, “sunshine”)
References
- ^ "On *p- and Other Proto-Turkic Consonants," by Orçun Ünal (Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen, Germany) page 13
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “küneş”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 734
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “güneş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 309