Unknown. Eren (1999) argues that this word is composed of *kund (“?”) + *-uŕ (“deverbal noun-making suffix”).
Often compared with Proto-Ugric *kuntɜ (“beaver”), whence Hungarian hód, Northern Mansi хунтыль (huntylʹ). Both loaning directions (Turkic → Ugric, Ugric → Turkic) have been proposed.[1][2]
Original meaning of this root, beaver, is contaminated in select languages with the secondary semantic derivation of otter.
*kunduŕ
Singular 3) | |
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Nominative | *kunduŕ |
Accusative | *kunduŕug, *kunduŕnï1) |
Genitive | *kunduŕnuŋ |
Dative | *kunduŕka |
Locative | *kunduŕta |
Ablative | *kunduŕtan |
Allative | *kunduŕgaru |
Instrumental 2) | *kunduŕun |
Equative 2) | *kunduŕča |
Similative 2) | *kunduŕlayu |
Comitative 2) | *kunduŕlugu |
Animals in Turkic | |||||
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dog: *ï̄t | hunting dog: *eker | hen: *tiakïgu | |||
lark: *torgay | dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin | quail: *bïldurčïn | |||
sparrow: *serče | hawk, falcon: *kïrguy | goose: *kāŕ | |||
wolf: *bȫrü | cow: *ingek | calf: *buŕagu | |||
camel: *tebe | young of camel: *kȫĺek, *botu | horse: *at | |||
foal: *kulun | worm: *kūrt | snake: *yï̄lan | |||
fox: *tilkü | goat: *keči | he-goat: *teke | |||
lion: *arsïlan | fish: *bālïk | carp bream: *čapak | |||
donkey: *eĺčgek | carp: *siāŕgan | catfish: *yāyïn | |||
beaver: *kunduŕ | hedgehog: *kirpi | badger: *borsmuk | |||
fly, mosquito: *siŋek | wasp, bee: *ārï | gadfly: *bȫgen | |||
moth: *küńe | louse: *bït | earthworm: *sïbuĺgan | |||
yak: *kotuz | colt: *sïp | dragon: *siāŕgan | |||
worm: *kūrt | deer: *keyik, *sïgun, *bulan, *bugu | lizard: *keleŕ |
entry=kunduzPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Eren, Hasan (1999) “Proto-Turkic/kunduŕ”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 267