Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/siŋek

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 comparable to Proto-Mongolic *simaxul (“mosquito”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*siŋek

1. mosquito
2. fly

Declension

Declension of *siŋek

	singular 3)
nominative	*siŋek
accusative	*siŋekig, *siŋekni1)
genitive	*siŋekniŋ
dative	*siŋekke
locative	*siŋekde
ablative	*siŋekden
allative	*siŋekgerü
instrumental 2)	*siŋekin
equative 2)	*siŋekče
similative 2)	*siŋekleyü
comitative 2)	*siŋekligü

¹⁾ Originally used only in pronominal declension.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: шӑна (šăna)
  • → Hungarian: szúnyog
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Azerbaijani: sinək
    • Ottoman Turkish: سیڭك, سڭك (siñek), سینك (sinek)
      • Turkish: sinek
  • Turkmen: siňek
• Karluk
  • Karakhanid: [script needed] (siŋäk)
• Kipchak
  • Kipchak-Cuman
    • Crimean Tatar: sinek
  • East Kipchak
    • Southern Altai: сек (sek), сеек (seek)
• Siberian:
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: сээк (seek)
      • Tofa: сээк (seek)
    • Yenisei Turkic
      • Khakas: сеек (seek)