Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kȫkerčin

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

From Proto-Turkic *kȫker- (“to turn blue”) +‎ *-čin, from *kȫk (“blue”) +‎ *-er.

Noun

*kȫkerčin

1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of *kȫkerčin

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*kȫkerčin
Accusative	*kȫkerčinig, *kȫkerčinni1)
Genitive	*kȫkerčinniŋ
Dative	*kȫkerčinke
Locative	*kȫkerčinte
Ablative	*kȫkerčinten
Allative	*kȫkerčingerü
Instrumental 2)	*kȫkerčinin
Equative 2)	*kȫkerčinče
Similative 2)	*kȫkerčinleyü
Comitative 2)	*kȫkerčinligü

¹⁾ Originally only in pronominal declension.
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.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: кӑвакарчӑн (kăvak̬arč̬ăn)
• Common Turkic:

• Arghu:
  • Khalaj: kö̂kərçik
• Proto-Oghuz: *göɣerčin
  • West Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Azerbaijani: göyərçin
        • → Khalaj: gövərçin
      • Ottoman Turkish: گوگرجین (güvercin), կիւվէրճին (güvercin), կէօվէրճին (gövercin) — Armeno-Turkish
        • Turkish: güvercin
        • → Armenian: կիւվէրճին (kiwvērčin), կէօվէրճին (kēōvērčin)
        • → Laz: ჯუვერჯინი (cuvercini)
      • Turkmeneli Turkish: göğerçin
  • East Oghuz:
    • Salar: gürgüncük
    • Turkmen: gögerçin
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: күгәрсен (kügərsen)
    • Tatar: күгәрчен (kügärçen)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Crimean Tatar: gögercin, kögerçin
    • Karachay-Balkar: кёгюрчюн (kögürçün)
    • Karaim: [script needed] (kürgüçün)
    • Kumyk: гёгюрчюн (gögürçün)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: көгершін (kögerşın)
    • Nogai: коьгершин (kögerşin)
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: көгүчкөн (kögückön)
    • Southern Altai: кӧгӧрчин (kögörčin)
• Siberian:
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Old Uyghur:
      • Western Yugur: [script needed] (köküšken, köküškön)
  • South Siberian:
    • Sayan:
      • Tuvan: көгээзин (kögeezin, “wild pigeon”)

See also

Animals in Turkic
Dog	dog: *ï̄t	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

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “Proto-Turkic/kȫkerčin”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 393