Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/tēte

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

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Noun

*tēte

  1. (Common Turkic) grandfather, father
    Coordinate terms: *ēpe, *nēne
  2. (Kipchak) old lady

Declension

Declension of *tēte (Common Turkic)
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.
  • *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:
    • Early Old Oghuz: ددا (dede)
      • Old Anatolian Turkish: دده (dede)
        • Azerbaijani: dədə
        • Gagauz: dede
        • Ottoman Turkish: دده (dede)
        • Mamluk-Kipchak: [script needed] (dede)
      • Turkmen: däde
  • Karluk:
    • Uyghur: [script needed] (dada), [script needed] (tetey)
    • Uzbek: [script needed] (dada)
  • Kipchak:
    • Kipchak-Bulgar:
    • Kipchak-Cuman:
    • Kipchak-Nogai:
      • Kazakh: тәте (täte)
      • Nogai: [script needed] (tetey)
    • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: [script needed] (dada)
  • Siberian:

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