Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/burčak

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

Probably a diminutive form of an unknown root; *bur +‎ *-čak. However, compare *bür (“bud, leaf”) and its derivative *bürtük (“grain”) for a similar semantic and morphological parallel. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*burčak

1. bean, pea

Declension

Declension of *burčak

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*burčak
Accusative	*burčakïg, *burčaknï1)
Genitive	*burčaknïŋ
Dative	*burčakka
Locative	*burčakda
Ablative	*burčakdan
Allative	*burčakgaru
Instrumental 2)	*burčakïn
Equative 2)	*burčakča
Similative 2)	*burčaklayu
Comitative 2)	*burčaklïgu

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: пăрҫа (părś̬a)
    • → Eastern Mari: пурса (pursa)
    • → Western Mari: пырса (pyrsa)
  • → Hungarian: borsó
• Common Turkic: *burčak

• Proto-Oghuz: *burčak
  • West Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
      • Ottoman Turkish: بورچاق (burçak), بورجاق (burcak)
        • Gagauz: borçaq
        • Turkish: burçak
        • → Middle Armenian: պուռչախ (puṙčʻax)
  • East Oghuz:
    • Turkmen: burçak
• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid: بُرْچَقْ (burčaq)
    • Khorezmian Turkic:
      • Chagatai: [script needed] (burçaq)
        • Uzbek: burchoq
        • Uyghur: پۇرچاق (purchaq)
• Kipchak:
  • Kipchak: [script needed] (burçaq)
    • North Kipchak:
      • Bashkir: борсаҡ (borsaq)
      • Tatar: борчак (borçaq)
    • West Kipchak:
      • Karachay-Balkar: бурчакъ (burçaq)
      • Karaim: бурчакъ (burçaq), бурчах (burçax)
      • Kumyk: бурчакъ (burçaq)
    • South Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
        • Kazakh: бұршақ (būrşaq)
        • Karakalpak: burshaq
        • Nogai: [script needed] (burşaq)
      • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
        • Kyrgyz: буурчак (buurcak)
        • Southern Altai: мырчак (mïrčak)
• Siberian:
  • Old Turkic:
    • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (burçaq)
      • Western Yugur: pırçaq
  • South Siberian:
    • Yenisei:
      • Shor: мырчақ (mïrčaq)
• →? Proto-Mongolic: *buxurcag
  • → Kyrgyz: буурчак (buurcak)

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) “*burčak”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill