Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/nēŋ

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

Likely a derivation from *nē-.[1]

Noun

*nēŋ

  1. thing

Determiner

*nēŋ

  1. any, at all

Descendants

  • Oghur:
  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Salar: nañ
    • ⇒ Turkmen: neneň
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: نانْكْ (nʾnk /⁠nēŋ⁠/), 𐽺𐾂𐽰𐽺𐾂𐽷 (ṅʾṅk /⁠nēŋ⁠/)
      • Khorezmian Turkic: [script needed] (neŋ)
  • Siberian Turkic:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰤𐰭 (n²ŋ)
    • Old Uyghur: [Term?] (/⁠neŋ⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ne:ŋ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 778

Further reading

  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) “näŋ”, in Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 352
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