Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sarïk

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

Probably akin to Proto-Mongolic *serke (“gelded goat”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*sarïk

1. sheep

   Synonym: *koń

Declension

Declension of *sarïk

	Singular 3)
Nominative	*sarïk
Accusative	*sarïkïg, *sarïknï1)
Genitive	*sarïknïŋ
Dative	*sarïkka
Locative	*sarïkda
Ablative	*sarïkdan
Allative	*sarïkgaru
Instrumental 2)	*sarïkïn
Equative 2)	*sarïkča
Similative 2)	*sarïklayu
Comitative 2)	*sarïklïgu

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

Descendants

• Oghur
  • Chuvash: сурăх (surăh)
• Common Turkic

• Kipchak
  • North Kipchak
    • Bashkir: һарыҡ (harıq)
    • Tatar: сарык (sarıq)
  • South Kipchak
    • Karakalpak: sariq (“a type of sheep”)
    • Kazakh: сарық (saryq, “a type of sheep”)
• Siberian
  • South Siberian
    • Tuvan: сарадак (saradak, “a 2-year-old maral”)