Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/lāčïn

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

The ultimate origin is unknown but thought to be external, due to the initial consonant /l/ being untypical for native Turkic lexicon. The source is believed to be other than Mongolic, since the areas where the term occurs is untypical for Mongolic borrowings in Turkic. Mongolian начин (način) is considered to be a borrowing from Turkic itself, whereas Tuvan начин (naçin) is a back-loan from Mongolian. Clauson believes the source to be ultimately Tokharian . Also, compare with Proto-Nakh *laači (“falcon”); Lak лачин (lačin, “falcon”); Avar лаче́н (lačén, “falcon”). Nishanyan proposes a derivation from Proto-Turkic *ala + *-čin by apheresis.

Noun

*lāčïn

1. falcon

Descendants

• Middle Mongol: ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ (način)
  • Mongolian: начин (način)
  • → Tuvan: начин (naçin)
  • → Korean: 난추니 (nanchuni)
• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: лачӑм (lač̬ăm), лаччӑн (laččăn)

• Oghuz:
  • Azerbaijani: laçın
  • Turkish: laçın
  • Turkmen: laçyn
• Karluk:
  • Karakhanid: لاچِنْ (lačin)
  • Uyghur: لاچىن (lachin)
  • North Kipchak:
    • Bashkir: ыласын (ılasın)
    • Tatar: лачын (laçın)
  • West Kipchak:
    • Kumyk: лачин (laçin)
  • South Kipchak:
    • Caspian:
      • Kazakh: лашын (laşyn)
    • Kyrgyz-Kipchak:
      • Kyrgyz: ылаачын (ılaacın)
      • Southern Altai: ылаачын (ïlaačïn)
• Siberian:
  • South Siberian:
    • Yenisei:
      • Shor: лачын (laçın)