Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tïgïŕ

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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 Proto-Turkic *tïg- (to blunt) +‎ *-ïŕ. Oghuz and Kipchak point the stem Proto-Turkic *tïk- (to stuff), whence *tïkïz. *tïgïz would be *tïgïz in Oghuz and *tïwïz in Kipchak.

Adjective

*tïgïŕ

  1. firm, tough
  2. narrow, compact, dense

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Oghur: *tïgïr
    • Chuvash: тӑвӑр (tăvăr)
  • Common Turkic: *tïgïz, *tïkïz

References

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 471
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 477
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*Tɨgra- / *Tɨgɨŕ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill