Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tāna

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

Borrowed from Iranian, compare Sanskrit धेनु (dhenu) and Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬎 (daēnu). Eren, however, notes that the Iranic word is used for milch cows rather than a heifers.

Noun

*tāna

1. heifer

   Synonym: *tüge

Declension

Declension of *tāna

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*tāna
Accusative	*tānanï, *tānag 4), *tānanïg 1)
Genitive	*tānanïŋ
Dative	*tānaka
Locative	*tānada
Ablative	*tānadan
Allative	*tānagaru
Instrumental 2)	*tānan
Equative 2)	*tānača
Similative 2)	*tānalayu
Comitative 2)	*tānalïgu

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

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: тына (tyna)
  • → Hungarian: tinó
• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz
  • West Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: dana
      • Ottoman Turkish: طانه (dana)
        • Turkish: dana
        • Gagauz: dana
  • East Oghuz:
    • Turkmen: tāna
  • Uyghur-Oghuz:
    • Salar: dana
• Karluk:
  • Chagatai: [script needed] (tana)
    • Uzbek: tana
• Kipchak: [script needed] (tana)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: тана (tana)
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: тана (tana)

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

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “dana”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1096
• Dybo, A. V. (2007) Lingvističeskije kontakty rannix tjurkov: leksičeskij fond, pratjurkskij period [Language contacts of early Turks. The Proto-Turkic period]‎^[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Oriental Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences, page 9
• Eren, Hasan (1999) “dana”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 105
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dana”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 460