twyrt

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tȫrt (“four”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐱅 (t²ür²t²), Western Yugur diord.

Noun

twyrt (tört)

1. four
   • (Can we date this quote?), Berlin Text U 5335‎^[1], BT13.18.02.19-20:

     tynlq twyzy t[??t]wpwlwr [?]w[?]lmʾq tyl[?]q[?] twyrt tytyr

     tınlıg tözi t[??]opolur, [t]o[po]lmak tıl[ta]g[ı] tört tetir

     The root of mankind [???], the causes for [???] is four, it is said.