Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sīk

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

Akin to Proto-Tungusic *sike (“urine”), whence Manchu ᠰᡳᡴᡝ (sike, “urine”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*sīk

1. urine

Declension

Declension of *sīk

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*sīk
Accusative	*sīkni, *sīkig 4), *sīknig 1)
Genitive	*sīkniŋ
Dative	*sīkke
Locative	*sīkde
Ablative	*sīkden
Allative	*sīkgerü
Instrumental 2)	*sīkin
Equative 2)	*sīkče
Similative 2)	*sīkleyü
Comitative 2)	*sīkligü

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.

Related terms

• *sīd- (“to urinate”)

Descendants

• →? Proto-Mongolic: *sixe- (“to urinate”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Mongolic: *sixe-n (“urine”)
• →? Proto-Tungusic: *šikē- (“to urinate”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Tungusic: *šikē-n (“urine”)
• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: шăк (šăk)
• Common Turkic:
  • Siberian:
    • North Siberian:
      • Yakut: иик (iik)
      • Dolgan: иик