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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ka-

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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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Compared to Proto-Mongolic *ka- (interrogative stem), Proto-Tungusic *xa- (interrogative stem). Possibly also Proto-Japonic *ka (interrogative particle) and Proto-Uralic *ku (who, where) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronoun

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*ka-

  1. Interrogative stem.
    Synonym: *nē-

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Turkic: *kańu (which), *kańusï (which of)
  • Proto-Turkic: *kanï (where)
  • Proto-Turkic: *kačan (when)
  • Proto-Turkic: *kanča (when)

References

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  1. ^ Güneş, Bahadır (2012) “Kars ili ağızlarında “nasıl” soru zarfı ve ölçünlü dilden ayrılan örnekleri üzerine [The use of question word "how" in Kars dialect and some examples apart from the standard use of it in language]”, in Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi[1], volume 2, number 4, pages 49–55
  • Rezaei, Mehdi (2018) “Ḳa Zamiri ve Onun Türevleri Hakkında Bazı Tespitler [A Few Points About the Pronoun ka and Its Derivatives]”, in Söylem Filoloji Dergisi[2], volume 3, number 2, pages 272–283
  • al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume III, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, pages 218, 237
  • XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎[3] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977
  • on Turkbitig.com.