Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tēte
Proto-Turkic
Etymology
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Noun
*tēte
- (Common Turkic) grandfather, father
- Coordinate terms: *ēpe, *nēne
- (Kipchak) old lady
Declension
| singular | plural 2) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tēte | *tēteler |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | *tēteniŋ | *tētelerniŋ |
| dative | *tēteke | *tētelerke |
| locative | *tētede | *tētelerde |
| ablative | *tēteden | *tētelerden |
| instrumental 1) | *tētelerin | |
| equative 1) | *tēteče | *tētelerče |
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.
Related terms
- *küküy (“elder sister of a male”)
- *ečü (“elder brother of a male”)
- *ini (“younger brother of a male”)
- *siŋil (“younger sister of a male”)
- *eke (“elder sister of a female”)
- *tagay (“elder brother of a female”)
- *yurč (“younger brother of a female”)
- *bāldïŕ (“younger sister of a female”)
- *kaŋ (“father”)
- *ög (“mother”)
- *ene (“mother”)
- *ata (“father”)
Descendants
- Common Turkic:
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Uyghur: [script needed] (dada), [script needed] (tetey)
- Uzbek: [script needed] (dada)
- Kipchak:
- Siberian:
- North Siberian:
- Yakut: тээтэ (teete)
- North Siberian:
References
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074), Ercilasun, Ahmet B., Akkoyunlu Ziyat, transl., Kâşgarlı Mahmud Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Giriş - Metin - Çeviri - Notlar - Dizin [Mahmud al-Kashgari's “Compendium of the languages of the Turks” Introduction - Texts - Translation - Notes - Index] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1120) (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 2020, →ISBN
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