Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ȫ-

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

Perhaps onomatopoeic, replicating the idle sounds people make when thinking or hesitating like "er" or "um". (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*ȫ-

1. (transitive) to think of

   Synonyms: *sā-, *sākïn-

2. (transitive) to remember

   Synonym: *aŋ-

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ȫ- (Common Turkic)

Note: Actual conjugations can be more complex than tables below. Compound forms with the auxiliary *er- not shown.

Positive
infinitive			*ȫmek
participle	present		*ȫgen, ȫgme, ȫr
	past		*ȫdük, ȫmiš
	future		*ȫdeči, ȫmekči, ȫsik, ȫyeček
verbal noun			*ȫme, ȫg, ȫgü
way of doing			*ȫš
			singular			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			*ben	*sen	*ol	*biz	*siz	*olar
indicative	aorist		*ȫr ben	*ȫr sen	*ȫr	*ȫr biz	*ȫr siz	*ȫr
	past	simple	*ȫdüm	*ȫdüŋ	*ȫdi	*ȫdük, ȫdümüz	*ȫdüŋüz	*ȫdi
		inferential	*ȫmiš ben	*ȫmiš sen	*ȫmiš	*ȫmiš biz	*ȫmiš siz	*ȫmiš
	future	simple	*ȫdeči ben, ȫmekči ben, ȫyeček ben	*ȫdeči sen, ȫmekči sen, ȫyeček sen	*ȫdeči, ȫmekči, ȫyeček	*ȫdeči biz, ȫmekči biz, ȫyeček biz	*ȫdeči siz, ȫmekči siz, ȫyeček siz	*ȫdeči, ȫmekči, ȫyeček
		predictive	*ȫgey ben	*ȫgey sen	*ȫgey	*ȫgey biz	*ȫgey siz	*ȫgey
		necessitive	*ȫsüküm	*ȫsüküŋ	*ȫsük	*ȫsükümüz	*ȫsüküŋüz	*ȫsük
conditional			*ȫsem, ȫser ben	*ȫseŋ, ȫser sen	*ȫse, ȫser	*ȫsek, ȫsemiz, ȫser biz	*ȫseŋiz, ȫser siz	*ȫseler, ȫser
optative			*ȫgey ben	*ȫgey sen	*ȫgey	*ȫgey biz	*ȫgey siz	*ȫgey
progressive			*ȫmekde ben	*ȫmekde sen	*ȫmekde	*ȫmekde biz	*ȫmekde siz	*ȫmekde
necessitative			*ȫmelig ben	*ȫmelig sen	*ȫmelig	*ȫmelig biz	*ȫmelig siz	*ȫmelig
imperative			*ȫyeyin	*ȫ, ȫgil	*ȫzün	*ȫyelim	*ȫyüŋ	*ȫzün
Negative
infinitive			*ȫmemek
participle	present		*ȫmegen, ȫmegme, ȫmez
	past		*ȫmedük, ȫmemiš
	future		*ȫmeči, ȫmesik, ȫmeyeček
verbal noun			*ȫmeme, ȫmeg, ȫmegü
way of doing			*ȫmeš
			singular			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			*ben	*sen	*ol	*biz	*siz	*olar
indicative	aorist		*ȫmez ben	*ȫmez sen	*ȫmez	*ȫmez biz	*ȫmez siz	*ȫmez
	past	simple	*ȫmedüm	*ȫmedüŋ	*ȫmedi	*ȫmedük, ȫmedümüz	*ȫmedüŋüz	*ȫmedi
		inferential	*ȫmemiš ben	*ȫmemiš sen	*ȫmemiš	*ȫmemiš biz	*ȫmemiš siz	*ȫmemiš
	future	simple	*ȫmeči ben, ȫmeyeček ben	*ȫmeči sen, ȫmeyeček sen	*ȫmeči, ȫmeyeček	*ȫmeči biz, ȫmeyeček biz	*ȫmeči siz, ȫmeyeček siz	*ȫmeči, ȫmeyeček
		predictive	*ȫmegey ben	*ȫmegey sen	*ȫmegey	*ȫmegey biz	*ȫmegey siz	*ȫmegey
		necessitive	*ȫmesüküm	*ȫmesüküŋ	*ȫmesük	*ȫmesükümüz	*ȫmesüküŋüz	*ȫmesük
conditional			*ȫmesem, ȫmeser ben	*ȫmeseŋ, ȫmeser sen	*ȫmese, ȫmeser	*ȫmesek, ȫmesemiz, ȫmeser biz	*ȫmeseŋiz, ȫmeser siz	*ȫmeseler, ȫmeser
optative			*ȫmegey ben	*ȫmegey sen	*ȫmegey	*ȫmegey biz	*ȫmegey siz	*ȫmegey
progressive			*ȫmemekde ben	*ȫmemekde sen	*ȫmemekde	*ȫmemekde biz	*ȫmemekde siz	*ȫmemekde
necessitative			*ȫmemelig ben	*ȫmemelig sen	*ȫmemelig	*ȫmemelig biz	*ȫmemelig siz	*ȫmemelig
imperative			*ȫmeyeyin	*ȫme, ȫmegil	*ȫmezün	*ȫmeyelim	*ȫmeyiŋ	*ȫmezün

Derived terms

• ⇒ *ȫ-g (“mind”)
• ⇒ *ȫ-ge (“advisor”)
• ⇒ *ȫ-t (“advice”)
• ⇒? *ȫ-ŕ (“self”)

Descendants

Common Turkic:

• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid: اُوماكْ (ȫmēk)
    • ⇒ Karakhanid: اُڭا (ȫge, “wise”)
    • Uyghur: ئوي (oy, “idea, opinion”), ئويلاماق (oylamaq, “to think”)
• Kipchak:
  • Kipchak–Nogai:
    • Nogai: ойлав (oylav)
• Siberian:
  • Old Turkic: 𐰇 (ü /⁠ö-⁠/)
    • Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽹𐽰𐽷 (ʾwymʾk /⁠ö-⁠/)
  • North Siberian:
    • Yakut: үөй (üöy)

References

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074), Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943
• Clauson, Gerard (1972), “ö:-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2
• Räsänen, Martti (1969), Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 368