Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/baĺč

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

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Etymology

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Akin to Proto-Mongolic *maljan (bald) (<*balja/balji) (cf. Mongolian мулзан (mulzan, bald)). Also Mongolian тарвалжи бүргэд (tarvalži bürged, steppe eagle, acc. the logic literally bald-headed eagle) was suggested.[1]

Noun

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*baĺč

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Bulgar: بج (baç), بَجنَ (baçna, beginning of)[2]
    • >? Bulgar: بلج
  • Common Turkic: *baš

References

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  1. ^ Tekin, T. (1988). TÜRKÇE / ş /, ÇUVAŞÇA / ś / AND MOĞOLCA / ç /. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı - Belleten, 34 (1986), 71-75. [1]
  2. ^ Tekin, Talat (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası[2], Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 13