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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/eŋse

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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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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Turkic *eg- (to bend, to bow).

Noun

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*eŋse

  1. (Common Turkic) back of neck

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Salar: eñse
    • Turkmen: ýeňse
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid:
      • Chagatai:
  • Kipchak:
    • West Kipchak:
      • Crimean Tatar: eñse
      • Kumyk: енгсе (yeñse)
      • Karaim: [script needed] (eŋse)
    • North Kipchak:
    • South Kipchak:
      • Caspian:
        • Kazakh: еңсе (eñse)
        • Karakalpak: engse
        • Nogai: [script needed] (eŋse)
      • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
        • Kyrgyz: [script needed] (eŋse)
        • Southern Altai: эҥзе (eŋze, hump, back of the head)