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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tekiŕ

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

Reconstruction

Fedotov connects the Chuvash form with *takïr (“level, smooth”), which is possible a Tatar loan in Chuvash, in which case the Chuvash form should be removed from this etymology.

Adjective

*tekiŕ

  1. even, level

Descendants
  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: тагӑр (tagăr)
  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • East Oghuz:
      • Turkmen: tekīz
  • Karluk:
    • Uzbek: tekis
    • Uyghur: تېكىس (tëkis)
  • Kipchak:
    • North Kipchak:
      • Bashkir: тигеҙ (tigeź)
      • Tatar: тигез (tigez)
        • → Chuvash: тикӗс (tik̬ĕs)
    • South Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
        • Kazakh: тегіс (tegıs)
        • Karakalpak: тегис (tegis)
        • Nogai: тегис (tegis)
      • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
        • Kyrgyz: тегиз (tegiz)
  • Siberian:
    • Northern Altai: тегис (tegis)

References
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, pages 468, 470
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