𐰓
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Old Turkic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clauson suggest that it might ultimately be derived from Ancient Greek Κ (K, “kappa”) through intermediaries. According to Clauson, the circle that Ancient Greek Δ (D, “delta”) had become in Asia was unsuitable for this script which is why the inventor chose to derive it from a variant of Κ (K, “kappa”).
In an older study, he also suggests Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, “chi”) and gives the reason that the inventor ran out of homophonic models.
Letter[edit]
𐰓 (d²)
- A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /d/ and /ð/, used with front vowels.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “d²/ḏ²”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74
- Clauson, Gerard (1962) Turkish and Mongolian studies[1], London: Royal Asiatic Society, page 80
- Ghirshman, Roman (1948) Les Chionites-Hephtalites[2], Iran: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, page 63