Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kiši

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

  • *kišī (per Clauson)

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

*kiši

  1. (Common Turkic) person, human being
  2. a husband or a wife, partner (addressed so by their other partner)

Declension

Declension of *kiši (Common Turkic)
singular plural 2)
nominative *kiši *kišiler
accusative
genitive *kišiniŋ *kišilerniŋ
dative *kišike *kišilerke
locative *kišide *kišilerde
ablative *kišiden *kišilerden
instrumental 1) *kišilerin
equative 1) *kišiče *kišilerče
1) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Common Turkic languages.
2) This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

References

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