Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sīk

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

Akin to Proto-Tungusic *sike (“urine”), whence Manchu ᠰᡳᡴᡝ (sike, “urine”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*sīk

1. urine

Declension

Declension of *sīk

	singular 3)
nominative	*sīk
accusative	*sīkig, *sīkni1)
genitive	*sīkniŋ
dative	*sīkke
locative	*sīkde
ablative	*sīkden
allative	*sīkgerü
instrumental 2)	*sīkin
equative 2)	*sīkče
similative 2)	*sīkleyü
comitative 2)	*sīkligü

¹⁾ Originally used only in pronominal declension.
²⁾ The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
³⁾ Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Related terms

• *sīd- (“to urinate”)

Descendants

• →? Proto-Mongolic: *sixe- (“to urinate”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Mongolic: *sixe-n (“urine”)
• →? Proto-Tungusic: *šikē- (“to urinate”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Tungusic: *šikē-n (“urine”)
• Oghur:
  • Chuvash: шăк (šăk)
• Common Turkic:
  • Siberian:
    • North Siberian:
      • Yakut: иик (iik)
      • Dolgan: иик