Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tïgra-

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 *tïgïŕ (“tough”) +‎ *-a.

Verb

*tïgra-

(intransitive) to become firm, tough

Descendants

Karluk:
- Karakhanid: [script needed] (tïğrāmāk)

References

Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 471, 472

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