Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/oglan

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

Etymology edit

Most likely from *ogul (“boy; son”) +‎ *-an (“ancient plural-forming suffix”). Also cognate with *oglak (“yeanling”).

Noun edit

*oglan

boy

Descendants edit

Oghuz:
- Azerbaijani: oğlan
- Ottoman Turkish: اوغلان
  - Turkish: oğlan
  - → Armenian: օղլան (ōġlan)
  - → Polish: ułan
- Turkmen: oglan
- Salar: oğlan
Karluk
- Uzbek: oʻgʻlon
Kipchak:
- North Kipchak
  - Bashkir: улан (ulan)
  - Tatar: олан (olan), улан (ulan)
- South Kipchak
  - Kazakh: ұлан (ūlan), Ұлан (Ūlan)
- West Kipchak
  - Kumyk: улан (ulan)
- East Kipchak
  - Kyrgyz: улан (ulan)
  - Southern Altai: уулан (uulan)
Siberian
- Old Turkic: 𐰆𐰍𐰞𐰣 (uǧl¹n¹)