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

dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of *kȫkerčin

	Singular ³⁾
Nominative	*kȫkerčin
Accusative	kȫkerčinni, kȫkerčinig ⁴⁾, *kȫkerčinnig ¹⁾
Genitive	*kȫkerčinniŋ
Dative	*kȫkerčinke
Locative	*kȫkerčinte
Ablative	*kȫkerčinten
Allative	*kȫkerčingerü
Instrumental ²⁾	*kȫkerčinin
Equative ²⁾	*kȫkerčinče
Similative ²⁾	*kȫkerčinleyü
Comitative ²⁾	*kȫkerčinligü

¹⁾ Possibly in Pre-Proto-Turkic.
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.
⁴⁾ Found in the Old Turkic era.

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), كوكرجین (güvercin); կիւվէրճին (güvercin), կէօվէրճին (gövercin)
      - Turkish: güvercin
      - → Armenian: կիւվէրճին (kiwvērčin), կէօվէրճին (kēōvērčin)
      - → Laz: ჯუვერჯინი (cuvercini)
    - Turkmeneli Turkish: göğerçin[1]
- 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”)

Animals in Turkic
Dog	dog: *ït	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

“göğerçin”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 6, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 2169a, marked as "*Erciş -Van, Kerkük"

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

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[1] “göğerçin”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 6, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 2169a, marked as "*Erciş -Van, Kerkük"