From Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ ~ *gümüĺ (“silver”). The lowering of *ü to /ø/ is irregular. Compare Kyrgyz күмүш (kümüş).
Furthermore, SakhaTyla[1] glosses this word in Russian as "серебро (serebro); золото (zoloto)", and in English as "that which has been buried; gold, silver". If true, this would suggest a link with көм (köm, “to bury”).
көмүс • (kömüs)
Minerals - минераллар (minerallar) | |||||
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stone: таас (taas) Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ |
iron: тимир (timir) Proto-Turkic *temür |
silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüñ kömüs) Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ | |||
gold: кыһыл көмүс (kıhıl kömüs) Proto-Turkic *altun |
copper: алтан (altan) Proto-Turkic *bakïr |
chalk: миэл (miel) (← Russ. мел (mel)) Proto-Turkic *bōr | |||
coal: көмөр (kömör) Proto-Turkic *kömür |
salt: туус (tuus) Proto-Turkic *tūŕ |
lead: сибиниэс (sibinies) (← Russ. свинец (svinec)) Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn |
This table was derived from Template:table:mines/trk-pro.