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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sāyïn

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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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The form *sāyu seen in the Siberian languages are from *sā- (to count) +‎ *-yu (gerundive suffix) and the rest of the forms seem to be extended with *-ïn (instrumental suffix) from that.

Postposition

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*sāyïn

  1. every

Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Volga Bulgar: -ڛَم
  • Common Turkic:

References

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  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “sayu:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 858