Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kǖ-

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

The existence of this verb is uncertain, as it is only attested in Old Uyghur.

Clauson instead suggests that this is the root for *kǖg (“fame”).

Verb

*kǖ-

1. (intransitive) to wait
2. (transitive) to wait for someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of *kǖ- (Common Turkic)

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

Positive
infinitive			*kǖmek
participle	present		*kǖgen, kǖgme, kǖr
	past		*kǖdük, kǖmiš
	future		*kǖdeči, kǖmekči, kǖsik, kǖyeček
verbal noun			*kǖme, kǖg, kǖgü
way of doing			*kǖš
			singular			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			*ben	*sen	*ol	*biz	*siz	*olar
indicative	aorist		*kǖr ben	*kǖr sen	*kǖr	*kǖr biz	*kǖr siz	*kǖr
	past	simple	*kǖdüm	*kǖdüŋ	*kǖdi	*kǖdük, kǖdümüz	*kǖdüŋüz	*kǖdi
		inferential	*kǖmiš ben	*kǖmiš sen	*kǖmiš	*kǖmiš biz	*kǖmiš siz	*kǖmiš
	future	simple	*kǖdeči ben, kǖmekči ben, kǖyeček ben	*kǖdeči sen, kǖmekči sen, kǖyeček sen	*kǖdeči, kǖmekči, kǖyeček	*kǖdeči biz, kǖmekči biz, kǖyeček biz	*kǖdeči siz, kǖmekči siz, kǖyeček siz	*kǖdeči, kǖmekči, kǖyeček
		predictive	*kǖgey ben	*kǖgey sen	*kǖgey	*kǖgey biz	*kǖgey siz	*kǖgey
		necessitive	*kǖsüküm	*kǖsüküŋ	*kǖsük	*kǖsükümüz	*kǖsüküŋüz	*kǖsük
conditional			*kǖsem, kǖser ben	*kǖseŋ, kǖser sen	*kǖse, kǖser	*kǖsek, kǖsemiz, kǖser biz	*kǖseŋiz, kǖser siz	*kǖseler, kǖser
optative			*kǖgey ben	*kǖgey sen	*kǖgey	*kǖgey biz	*kǖgey siz	*kǖgey
progressive			*kǖmekde ben	*kǖmekde sen	*kǖmekde	*kǖmekde biz	*kǖmekde siz	*kǖmekde
necessitative			*kǖmelig ben	*kǖmelig sen	*kǖmelig	*kǖmelig biz	*kǖmelig siz	*kǖmelig
imperative			*kǖyeyin	*kǖ, kǖgil	*kǖzün	*kǖyelim	*kǖyüŋ	*kǖzün
Negative
infinitive			*kǖmemek
participle	present		*kǖmegen, kǖmegme, kǖmez
	past		*kǖmedük, kǖmemiš
	future		*kǖmeči, kǖmesik, kǖmeyeček
verbal noun			*kǖmeme, kǖmeg, kǖmegü
way of doing			*kǖmeš
			singular			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			*ben	*sen	*ol	*biz	*siz	*olar
indicative	aorist		*kǖmez ben	*kǖmez sen	*kǖmez	*kǖmez biz	*kǖmez siz	*kǖmez
	past	simple	*kǖmedüm	*kǖmedüŋ	*kǖmedi	*kǖmedük, kǖmedümüz	*kǖmedüŋüz	*kǖmedi
		inferential	*kǖmemiš ben	*kǖmemiš sen	*kǖmemiš	*kǖmemiš biz	*kǖmemiš siz	*kǖmemiš
	future	simple	*kǖmeči ben, kǖmeyeček ben	*kǖmeči sen, kǖmeyeček sen	*kǖmeči, kǖmeyeček	*kǖmeči biz, kǖmeyeček biz	*kǖmeči siz, kǖmeyeček siz	*kǖmeči, kǖmeyeček
		predictive	*kǖmegey ben	*kǖmegey sen	*kǖmegey	*kǖmegey biz	*kǖmegey siz	*kǖmegey
		necessitive	*kǖmesüküm	*kǖmesüküŋ	*kǖmesük	*kǖmesükümüz	*kǖmesüküŋüz	*kǖmesük
conditional			*kǖmesem, kǖmeser ben	*kǖmeseŋ, kǖmeser sen	*kǖmese, kǖmeser	*kǖmesek, kǖmesemiz, kǖmeser biz	*kǖmeseŋiz, kǖmeser siz	*kǖmeseler, kǖmeser
optative			*kǖmegey ben	*kǖmegey sen	*kǖmegey	*kǖmegey biz	*kǖmegey siz	*kǖmegey
progressive			*kǖmemekde ben	*kǖmemekde sen	*kǖmemekde	*kǖmemekde biz	*kǖmemekde siz	*kǖmemekde
necessitative			*kǖmemelig ben	*kǖmemelig sen	*kǖmemelig	*kǖmemelig biz	*kǖmemelig siz	*kǖmemelig
imperative			*kǖmeyeyin	*kǖme, kǖmegil	*kǖmezün	*kǖmeyelim	*kǖmeyiŋ	*kǖmezün

Derived terms

• ⇒ Proto-Turkic: *kǖ-d-
  • ⇒? Proto-Turkic: *kǖd-geč
• ⇒? Proto-Turkic: *kǖ-t-

Descendants

• Common Turkic: *kǖ-

• Oghuz:
  • >? Turkmen: güýmemek
• Siberian:
  • Old Turkic:
    • Old Uyghur: kwy- (kü-)

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kü:-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 687
• Tekin, Talât (1995) “kǖ-”, in Türk Dillerinde Birincil Uzun Ünlüler [Primary Long Vowels in Turkic Languages] (Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları Dizisi; 13)‎^[1], Ankara: T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı, →ISBN, page 185
• Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, page 107
• Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 306
• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gǖd-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎^[2], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gütmek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük