Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kuńāĺ

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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Whether this is a secondary form of *küneĺ (sunny place) or a distinct word is uncertain, with multiple sources claiming one or the other.

Sevortjan suggests a derivation from *kuy- which he considers a secondary form of *köń-, however neither does he explain the morphology nor is such a form attested.

Noun

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*kuńāĺ

  1. the blazing heat of the (midday) sun
  2. (astronomy) sun
    Synonym: *küneĺ

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: хӗвел (hĕvel, sun)
  • Common Turkic: *kuyāš

References

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  1. ^ Solak Sağlam, M. (2021). Ń (Ny) Sesinin Saha (Yakut) Türkçesindeki Kullanımı. Türkiyat Mecmuası, 31(1), 323-340. [1]
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 679
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 301
  • Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume VI, Moscow: Indrik, page 111