Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kẹle-
Proto-Turkic edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Proto-Mongolic *kelen (“language, tongue”), Proto-Tungusic *xilŋü (“tongue”). (cf. Mongolian хэл (xel)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Verb edit
*kẹle-
- (intransitive) to woo, to court
- (intransitive) to ask, to beg
- (intransitive) to message
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Common Turkic: