𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰨

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *kaŕgan- (“to win”). Cognate with Turkish kazanç.

Noun

𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰨 (qazɣanč)

  1. profit, earnings
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 30
      𐰲𐰃𐰍𐰪:𐰼:𐰆𐰍𐰞𐰃:𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰨𐰴𐰀:𐰉𐰺𐰢𐰃𐰾
      čïɣań:er:oɣlï:qazɣančqa:barmïš
      A poor man's son went out for profit.

References
  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “k(a)zg(a)nç”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 56
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kazğanç”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 682
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