Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yum-

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Akin to Proto-Mongolic *jimüyi (“to close (eyes, mouth)”), Proto-Tungusic *ńim- (“to close (eyes)”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) See *yạŕ-.

Verb

*yum-

  1. (transitive) to close, to shut (the eyes/mouth)
    Antonym: *ač- (“to open”)

Descendants

  • Common Turkic:
  • Arghu:
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: (yüm-)
      • Uzbek: yummoq
      • Uyghur: (yummak)
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
      • Kumyk: (yum-)
      • Karachay-Balkar: (jum-)
      • Karaim: (yum-)
    • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • North Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Yenisei:
        • Western Yugur: (yum-)

References

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