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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kiši
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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
It can also be reconstructed as *kiĺi, only if it is related to Evenki илэ (ilə, “person”).
Declension
Declension of *kiši (Common Turkic)
| singular | plural2) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kiši | *kišiler |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | *kišiniŋ | *kišilerniŋ |
| dative | *kišike | *kišilerke |
| locative | *kišide | *kišilerde |
| ablative | *kišiden | *kišilerden |
| instrumental1) | *kišilerin | |
| equative1) | *kišiče | *kišilerče |
1)The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Common Turkic languages.
2)This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
2)This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
Descendants
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: kişi (“woman”)
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kipchak:
- Siberian Turkic:
References
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kiĺi”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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