Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/biti-

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

Derived from Middle Chinese (pit, writing brush)

Verb

*biti-

  1. (transitive) to write, to inscribe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Mongolic: *bici-
  • Proto-Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish: بتمك (bitimek)
    • Salar: piddigüsi
  • Kipchak:
    • Kipchak-Cuman:
      • Mamluk-Kipchak: [Term?] (/⁠biti-⁠/)
  • Karluk:
  • Siberian Turkic:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (b²it²i)
    • Old Uyghur: 𐽼𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽹𐽰𐽷 (pytymʾk /⁠biti-⁠/)
    • South Siberian Turkic:

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