Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tïgra-
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *tïgïŕ (“tough”) + *-a.
Verb[edit]
*tïgra-
- (intransitive) to become firm, tough
Descendants[edit]
- Karluk:
- Karakhanid: [script needed] (tïğrāmāk)
References[edit]
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 471, 472