Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kugu

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

Ultimately onomatopoeic. Akin to Proto-Tungusic *kūku (“swan”).

Noun

*kugu

  1. (Common Turkic) swan

Declension

Declension of *kugu (Common Turkic)
singular plural 2)
nominative *kugu *kugular
accusative
genitive *kugunïŋ *kugularnïŋ
dative *kuguka *kugularka
locative *kuguda *kugularda
ablative *kugudan *kugulardan
instrumental 1) *kugularïn
equative 1) *kuguča *kugularča
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

  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Turkmen: guw
  • Karluk:
    • Uzbek: quv
    • Uyghur: قۇ (qu)
  • Kypchak:
    • North Kipchak:
      • Tatar: [script needed] (quu)
    • West Kipchak:
      • Kumyk: къув (quw)
      • Karachay-Balkar: [script needed] (quw)
      • Karaim: [script needed] (quw)
    • South Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
      • Kyrgyz–Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • Yenisei Kyrgyz: [Term?] (quɣu)
    • Old Uyghur: 𐰴𐰆𐰍𐰆 (quǧu /⁠quɣu⁠/)
    • North Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan:
        • Tuvan: куу (kuu)
        • Tofa: ӄуу (quu)
      • Yenisei:
        • Khakas: хуу (xuu)
        • Shor: қуу (quu)

References

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