Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/toprak

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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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From Proto-Turkic *topur (soil, earth) +‎ *-ak (diminutive suffix).

Compare Proto-Mongolic *toxurag (dust). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Also related to Karakhanid تُبُرْغانْ (topurğan). This in turn goes back to Proto-Turkic *topur-.

Noun

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*toprak

  1. soil

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Mongolic: *toxurag
  • Oghur:
  • Common Turkic:

References

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