Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sï̄gun

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

Possibly from *sïg- (“an ancient verb”) +‎ *-un if related to *sïgïr (“cattle”).

Noun

*sï̄gun (Common Turkic)

1. a kind of deer; elk, moose

   Synonyms: *bulan, *keyik

2. herbivorous wild animals

Descendants

• Common Turkic: *sïgun

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Azerbaijani: sığın
    • Ottoman Turkish: صیغین (sığın)
      • Turkish: sığın
  • Turkmen: sūgun
• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid: سيٖغُنْ (sïːğun)
    • Chagatai: [script needed] (sïgun)
      • Uzbek: suygun
• Kipchak:
  • East Kipchak:
    • Southern Altai: суун (suun)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Karakalpak: suwın
• Siberian:
  • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (sïgun)
  • Old Turkic: 𐰽𐰃𐰍𐰆𐰣 (sïgun)
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: сыын (sıın)
    • Yenisei:
      • Khakas: сыын (sıın)
      • Western Yugur: [script needed] (soğun)

See also

Animals in Turkic
Dog	dog: *ït	Hunting Dog	hunting dog: *eker	Hen	hen: *tiakïgu
Lark	lark: *torgay	Pigeon	dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin	Quail	quail: *bïldurčïn
Sparrow	sparrow: *serče	Hawk	hawk, falcon: *kïrguy	Goose	goose: *kāŕ
Wolf	wolf: *bȫrü	Cow	cow: *ingek	Calf	calf: *buŕagu
Camel	camel: *tebe	Young Camel	young of camel: *kȫĺek, *botu	Horse	horse: *at
Foal	foal: *kulun	Worm	worm: *kūrt	Snake	snake: *yï̄lan
Fox	fox: *tilkü	goat	goat: *keči	He-goat	he-goat: *teke
Lion	lion: *arsïlan	Fish	fish: *bālïk	Abramis brama	carp bream: *čapak
Donkey	donkey: *eĺčgek	Carp	carp: *siāŕgan	Catfish	catfish: *yāyïn
Beaver	beaver: *kunduŕ	Hedgehog	hedgehog: *kirpi	Badger	badger: *borsmuk
Fly	fly, mosquito: *siŋek	Bee	wasp, bee: *ārï	Gadlfy	gadfly: *bȫgen
Moth	moth: *küńe	Louse	louse: *bït	Earthworm	earthworm: *sïbuĺgan
Yak	yak: *kotuz	Colt	colt: *sïp	Dragon	dragon: *siāŕgan
Worm	worm: *kūrt	Deer	deer: *keyik, *sïgun, *bulan, *bugu	Lizard	lizard: *keleŕ

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 811
• Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, pages 414-415
• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sïg-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill