Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kotuz

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

Noun

*kotuz

1. (Common Turkic) yak

Declension

Declension of *kotuz

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*kotuz
Accusative	*kotuznï, *kotuzug 4), *kotuznïg 1)
Genitive	*kotuznïŋ
Dative	*kotuzka
Locative	*kotuzda
Ablative	*kotuzdan
Allative	*kotuzgaru
Instrumental 2)	*kotuzun
Equative 2)	*kotuzča
Similative 2)	*kotuzlayu
Comitative 2)	*kotuzlugu

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.

Descendants

• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Azerbaijani: qotaz
    • Ottoman Turkish:
      • Turkish: hotoz
  • Turkmen: gotaz
• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid: قُتُزْ (qutuz)
    • → Tajik: қутос (qutos)
    • Uyghur: قوتاز (qotaz)
    • Uzbek: qoʻtos
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Tatar: кутаз (qutaz)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kipchak-Nogai:
      • Kazakh: қодас (qodas)
    • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: котос (kotos)

See also

Animals in Turkic
Dog	dog: *ït	Hunting Dog	hunting dog: *eker	Hen	hen: *tiakïgu
Lark	lark: *torgay	Pigeon	dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin	Quail	quail: *bïldurčïn
Sparrow	sparrow: *serče	Hawk	hawk, falcon: *kïrguy	Goose	goose: *kāŕ
Wolf	wolf: *bȫrü	Cow	cow: *ingek	Calf	calf: *buŕagu
Camel	camel: *tebe	Young Camel	young of camel: *kȫĺek, *botu	Horse	horse: *at
Foal	foal: *kulun	Worm	worm: *kūrt	Snake	snake: *yï̄lan
Fox	fox: *tilkü	goat	goat: *keči	He-goat	he-goat: *teke
Lion	lion: *arsïlan	Fish	fish: *bālïk	Abramis brama	carp bream: *čapak
Donkey	donkey: *eĺčgek	Carp	carp: *siāŕgan	Catfish	catfish: *yāyïn
Beaver	beaver: *kunduŕ	Hedgehog	hedgehog: *kirpi	Badger	badger: *borsmuk
Fly	fly, mosquito: *siŋek	Bee	wasp, bee: *ārï	Gadlfy	gadfly: *bȫgen
Moth	moth: *küńe	Louse	louse: *bït	Earthworm	earthworm: *sïbuĺgan
Yak	yak: *kotuz	Colt	colt: *sïp	Dragon	dragon: *siāŕgan
Worm	worm: *kūrt	Deer	deer: *keyik, *sïgun, *bulan, *bugu	Lizard	lizard: *keleŕ

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 608
• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*Kotuŕ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill