Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yẹŋ-

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

A possible borrowing from Middle Chinese (yeng, to win).

Verb edit

*yẹŋ-

  1. (transitive) to win
    Synonym: *ut-

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: ҫӗн (śĕn)
  • Common Turkic:
  • Arghu:
  • Oghuz:
  • Karluk:
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
      • Bashkir:
      • Tatar:
    • West Kipchak:
      • Crimean Tatar: yeñmek
      • Kumyk: енгмек (yeñmek)
      • Karachay-Balkar: [script needed] (jeñ-)
      • Karaim: [script needed] (yeñg-)
    • South Kipchak:
  • Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Yenisei: