Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kẹle-

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

Possibly related to Proto-Mongolic *kelen (“language, tongue”), Proto-Tungusic *xilŋü (“tongue”). (cf. Mongolian хэл (xel)). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*kẹle-

1. (intransitive) to woo, to court
2. (intransitive) to ask, to beg
3. (intransitive) to message

Derived terms

• *kẹle-či (“messenger, emissary”)
• *kẹle-ĺč

Descendants

• Common Turkic:

• Oghuz:
  • Turkish: geleşik
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: кәләш (kələş)
    • Tatar: kileš-, käläš
  • Kipchak-Cuman:
    • Kumyk: гелеш- (geleş-)
    • Karachay-Balkar: келечи (keleçi)
• Siberian
  • Khakas: kǝle-, kǝlen-