𐰕
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See also: 𐰔
Old Turkic
editEtymology
editClauson suggest that it might ultimately be derived from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”) through intermediaries.
Letter
edit𐰕 (z)
- (Irk Bitig, Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /z/, used in both vowel types.
References
edit- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “z”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 70 and 75
- Clauson, Gerard (1962) Turkish and Mongolian studies[1], London: Royal Asiatic Society, page 80
- Ghirshman, Roman (1948) Les Chionites-Hephtalites[2], Iran: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, page 63