Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/siŋek

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

Akin to Proto-Tungusic *süŋke (“beetle”), Proto-Mongolic *simaxul (“mosquito”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*siŋek

1. mosquito
2. fly

Declension

Declension of *siŋek

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*siŋek
Accusative	*siŋekni, *siŋekig 4), *siŋeknig 1)
Genitive	*siŋekniŋ
Dative	*siŋekke
Locative	*siŋekde
Ablative	*siŋekden
Allative	*siŋekgerü
Instrumental 2)	*siŋekin
Equative 2)	*siŋekče
Similative 2)	*siŋekleyü
Comitative 2)	*siŋekligü

¹⁾ Possibly in Pre-Proto-Turkic.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
⁴⁾ Found in the Old Turkic era.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: шăна (šăna)
  • → Hungarian: szúnyog
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Azerbaijani: sinək
    • Ottoman Turkish: سیڭك, سڭك (siñek), سینك (sinek)
      • Turkish: sinek
  • Turkmen: siňek
• Karluk
  • Karakhanid: [script needed] (siŋäk)
• Kipchak
  • Kipchak-Cuman
    • Crimean Tatar: sinek
  • East Kipchak
    • Southern Altai: сек (sek)
• Siberian:
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: сээк (seek)
      • Tofa: сээк (seek)
    • Yenisei Turkic
      • Khakas: сеек (seek)