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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/seč-

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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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Potentially an alternate form of *seĺ- (to untie)[1].[2]

Verb

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*seč-

  1. (Common Turkic, transitive) to select, choose
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Descendants

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  • Common Turkic:
  • Oghuz:
    • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Turkmen: seçmek
  • Kypchak:
  • Karluk:
    • Karakhanid: [script needed] (sečmēk)
  • Siberian:
    • Old Uyghur: [script needed] (seč-)

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “seç-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 794
  2. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “seş-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 857