𐰕
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See also: 𐰔
Old Turkic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clauson suggest that it might ultimately be derived from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”) through intermediaries.
Letter
[edit]𐰕 (z)
- (Irk Bitig, Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /z/, used in both vowel types.
References
[edit]- Clauson, Gerard (1972), “z”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 70 and 75
- 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