Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/elgek

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

From *elge- (“to sift; sieve”) +‎ *-k, ultimately goes back to *elig (“hand”).

Noun

*elgek

1. sieve

Declension

Declension of *elgek

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*elgek
Accusative	*elgekni, *elgekig 4), *elgeknig 1)
Genitive	*elgekniŋ
Dative	*elgekke
Locative	*elgekde
Ablative	*elgekden
Allative	*elgekgerü
Instrumental 2)	*elgekin
Equative 2)	*elgekče
Similative 2)	*elgekleyü
Comitative 2)	*elgekligü

¹⁾ Possibly in Pre-Proto-Turkic.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
⁴⁾ Found in the Old Turkic era.

See also

• *elge- (“to sieve; sift”)
• *elig (“hand”)

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: ала (ala)
• Common Turkic: *elgek

• Arghu:
  • Khalaj: həlgək
• Oghuz:
  • West Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: ələk
      • Ottoman Turkish: الك (elek)
        • Turkish: elek
  • East Oghuz:
    • Salar: elek
    • Turkmen: elek
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: иләк (ilək)
    • Tatar: иләк (iläk)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Crimean Tatar: elek
    • Karachay-Balkar: элек (elek)
    • Kumyk: элек (elek)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Karakalpak:
    • Kazakh: елек (elek)
  • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: элек (elek), элгек (elgek)
    • Southern Altai: элгек (elgek)
• Karluk:
  • Uzbek: elak
  • Uyghur: ئەگلەك (eglek)
• Siberian:
  • South Siberian:
    • Yenisei Turkic:
      • Khakas: илгек (ilgek)
      • Shor: элек (elek)