Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/agtar-

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

Etymology

Unrelated to *āgtar- (“to turn upside down; to plough”).

Verb

*agtar-

1. to seek, look for

Descendants

• Common Turkic:
  • Proto-Oghuz:
    • West Oghuz:
      • Old Anatolian Turkish:
        • Azerbaijani: axtarmaq
    • East Oghuz:
      • Salar: aqdar
      • Turkmen: agtarmak
  • Karluk:
    • Uzbek: axtarmoq (“to search”)
  • Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
      • Kazakh: ақтару (aqtaru)