Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/örčüg

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

From *ȫr- +‎ *-čüg.

Noun

*örčüg

1. braid

   Synonyms: *ȫrgüč, *ȫrgü

2. spindle

Declension

Declension of *örčüg

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*örčüg
Accusative	*örčügüg, *örčügni1)
Genitive	*örčügnüŋ
Dative	*örčügke
Locative	*örčügde
Ablative	*örčügden
Allative	*örčüggerü
Instrumental 2)	*örčügün
Equative 2)	*örčügče
Similative 2)	*örčügleyü
Comitative 2)	*örčüglügü

¹⁾ Originally only in pronominal declension.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative & comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.

Descendants

• Oghur:
  • → Hungarian: orsó
• Karluk:
  • Uzbek: urchuq
• Kipchak:
  • North Kipchak
    • Bashkir: орсоҡ (orsoq)
    • Tatar: орчык (orçıq)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Karachay-Balkar: урчукъ (urçuq)
  • Central Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: ұршық (ūrşyq)