Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bōńurï

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

Preserved only in Chuvash and Yakut, from earlier Proto-Turkic *bōń-.

Noun

*bōńurï

1. hazelnut
2. black currants

Declension

Declension of *bōńurï

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*bōńurï
Accusative	*bōńurïg, *bōńurïnï1)
Genitive	*bōńurïnïŋ
Dative	*bōńurïka
Locative	*bōńurïda
Ablative	*bōńurïdan
Allative	*bōńurïgaru
Instrumental 2)	*bōńurïn
Equative 2)	*bōńurïča
Similative 2)	*bōńurïlayu
Comitative 2)	*bōńurïlïgu

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:
  • Chuvash: мӑйӑр (măjăr, “hazelnut”)
  • → Hungarian: mogyoró (“hazelnut, peanut”)
• Siberian:
  • Yakut: моонньоҕон (moonnyoğon, “black currants”)
  • Yakut: mayïara (“raspberry”) (dial.)

See also

Foods - *yẹ̄miĺčler, *yẹ̄miĺčsāyïn
Barley	barley: *arpa	Pea	beans, peas: *burčak	Wheat	farro, wheat: *bugday
Jujube	jujube: *yidge	Strawberry	strawberry: *yidgelek	Apple	apple: *almïla
Hazelnuts	hazelnut: *bōńurï	Walnuts	walnut: *yaŋgak	Honey	honey: *bạl
Millet	millet: *tạrïg	Onion	onion: *sōgun	Salt	salt: *tūŕ
Egg	egg: *yumurtka	Butter	butter: *yāg	Mushroom	mushroom: *kömbe
Radish	radish: *turp, *turma	Carrot	carrot: *turma

References

• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bōń-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill