Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yöke

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

Perhaps related to Mongolian ᠨᠢᠭᠦᠷᠰᠦ (nigürsü, sappanwood, alder) or Urmi Evenki лакамавун (lakamawun, elm), Manchu ᠯᠠᡥᠠᡵᡳ (lahari, a kind of oak), ᠯᠠᡥᠠ (laha, straw mixed with clay to form a building material).

Noun edit

*yöke

  1. lime, elm
    Synonym: *ilme

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Oghuz
    • Turkish: cöke (dialectal)
    • Azerbaijani: cökə
  • Karluk
    • Chagatai: [script needed] (yöke)
    • Uzbek: joʻka
  • Kipchak
  • Siberian
    • Southern Siberian
  • Oghur

References edit

  • Sevortjan, E. V., Levitskaja, L. S. (1989) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, page 32