Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tōzan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *tōz +‎ *-an.

Noun edit

*tōzan (Common Turkic)

dust

Declension edit

Declension of *tōzan (Common Turkic)

	singular	plural²⁾
nominative	*tōzan	*tōzanlar
accusative
genitive	*tōzannïŋ	*tōzanlarnïŋ
dative	*tōzanka	*tōzanlarka
locative	*tōzanda	*tōzanlarda
ablative	*tōzandan	*tōzanlardan
instrumental¹⁾		*tōzanlarïn
equative¹⁾	*tōzanča	*tōzanlarča

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 edit

Karluk:
- Chagatai: توزانك (tozañ)
  - Uyghur: توزاڭ (tozang)
  - Uzbek: toʻzon
Kipchak:
- North Kipchak:
  - Tatar: тузан (tuzan)
    - → Chuvash: тусан (tus̬an)
  - Bashkir: туҙан (tuźan)
- South Kipchak:
  - Kazakh: тозаң (tozañ)
  - Nogai: тозан (tozan)
Oghuz:
- Old Anatolian Turkish:
  - Ottoman Turkish: توزان
    - Turkish: tozan (“dusty place”)
- Turkmen: tozan