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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/yüŕük

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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

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Etymology

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Derived from *yüŕ- which is also the source of *yüŕeŋgü (stirrup). Loaned as gyűrű (ring) in Hungarian, which, according to Clauson points to an earlier word initial /dʰ/.

Noun

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*yüŕük

  1. ring

Declension

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Declension of *yüŕük
singular 3)
nominative *yüŕük
accusative *yüŕüküg, *yüŕükni1)
genitive *yüŕüknüŋ
dative *yüŕükke
locative *yüŕükde
ablative *yüŕükden
allative *yüŕükgerü
instrumental 2) *yüŕükün
equative 2) *yüŕükče
similative 2) *yüŕükleyü
comitative 2) *yüŕüklügü
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.
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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Proto-Bulgar:
      • Volga Bulgar:
    • Hungarian: gyűrű

Further reading

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  1. ^ A. Róna-tas, “Some Volga Bulgarian Words in the Volga Kipchak Languages”, pp. 135-151.