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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sïgïrčïk

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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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From *sïgïr- +‎ *-čuk. Compare *sïgït- (to cry, weep).[1]

Noun

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*sïgïrčïk

  1. starling (bird)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: шӑнкӑрч (šănk̬ărč)

References

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