омуртка

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *oŋurtka, derived from Proto-Common Turkic *oŋur, from Proto-Common Turkic *oŋ-.

Noun

омуртка • (omurtka)

  1. spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column
  2. vertebra

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “омуртка”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 463