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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kara

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

Compared to Proto-Mongolic *kara (“black”), Proto-Japonic *kuro,[1] however, the Altaic hypothesis is not accepted by many scholars.

May be related to Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”) since colors indicate direction in Turkic mythology.[2]

Adjective

*kara

  1. black

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: хура (hura)
  • Common Turkic:

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kara”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. https://www.turkedebiyati.org/turk-kulturunu-hangi-renkler-anlatir/

See also
Colors in Proto-Turkic · *boduglar, *bodugsāyïn (layout · text)
     *āk, *ürüŋ      *boŕ, *sūr, *kuba, *čāl, *oń      *kara
             *kïŕïl; *āl              *koŋur, *yạgïŕ              *siarïg, *yẹgren
                          *yāĺïl             
                          *kȫk             
                          *(y)ip-             
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