Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kün

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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

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Noun

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*kün

  1. day
    Coordinate terms: *tün (night), *kēče (late, evening), *ẹ̄r (early, morning), *yạrïn (morning, tomorrow)
  2. sun

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Volga Bulgar: كُوَان (kön, day)
      • Chuvash: кун (kun, day)
    • Danube Bulgar: χων (kon, day)
  • Arghu:
  • Karluk:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Turkmen: gün
    • Salar:
  • Kipchak: کون (kün)
  • Siberian:
    • Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰇𐰤 (kün² /⁠kün⁠/)
    • North Siberian:
    • South Siberian:
      • Sayan:
      • Yenisei:
        • Khakas: кӱн (kün)
        • Shor:
        • Western Yugur:
  • ? Proto-Tocharian: *kaun

Etymology 2

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Possibly a cognate with Proto-Mongolic *kümün (person) if from earlier *küxün (person). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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*kün

  1. person
    Synonym: *kiši

Declension

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Derived terms

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Derived terms

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  • *-gün (plurality suffix for people)