Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ȫrgüč

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

 
*Burkanka tapïngan ȫrgüčlüg ēren. - Men with braids worshipping Buddha.

Etymology edit

From *ȫr- (to plait) +‎ *-güč.

Noun edit

*ȫrgüč

  1. braid
    Synonyms: *örčüg, *ȫrgü

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Oghur:
    • Bulgar: *вӑркӑч (vărkăč)

References edit

  • Stachowski S. (1998): Ein bulgar-türkisches Lehnwort in den slawischen Sprachen (varkoč ‘Haarzopf’). ‒ Laut J. P. / Ölmez M. (ed.): Bahşı Ögdisi. Festschrift für Klaus Röhrborn…, Freiburg ‒ İstanbul: 384