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

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

Etymology

From *ȫr- (“to plait”) +‎ *-güč.

Noun

*ȫrgüč

1. braid

   Synonyms: *örčüg, *ȫrgü

Declension

Declension of *ȫrgüč

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*ȫrgüč
Accusative	*ȫrgüčüg, *ȫrgüčni1)
Genitive	*ȫrgüčnüŋ
Dative	*ȫrgüčke
Locative	*ȫrgüčde
Ablative	*ȫrgüčden
Allative	*ȫrgüčgerü
Instrumental 2)	*ȫrgüčün
Equative 2)	*ȫrgüčče
Similative 2)	*ȫrgüčleyü
Comitative 2)	*ȫrgüčlügü

¹⁾ Originally only in pronominal declension.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Bulgar: *вӑркӑч (vărkăč)
    • → Proto-Slavic: *vъrkočь
      • Polish: warkocz

References

• 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