Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bïč-

Proto-Turkic

Alternative forms

• *bič-

Etymology

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Verb

*bïč-

1. to cut

Descendants

• Common Turkic: *bïč-

• Oghuz:
  • West Oghuz:
    • Turkish: biçmek
    • Azerbaijani: biçmək
• Kipchak:
  • South Kipchak:
    • Kazakh: пішу (pışu)
    • Nogai: пишуьв (pişüv)
    • Karakalpak: pishiw
  • East Kipchak:
    • Kyrgyz: бычуу (bıcuu)
    • Southern Altai: бычыыр (bïčïïr)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Crimean Tatar: piçmek

Derived terms

• *bïčgak (“knife”)
• *bïčkïn (“knife, sheath”)